Meters For Water Analysis

[LakeyGal]

If you happened upon a reputable electronic meter that gives exact water analysis for Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, dissolved O2 and others at what price would you not be interested.

I know the liquid test kits are fine and in a home aquaria it's actually unecessary (I have a perfectly good liquid test kit that I have had for so long the BB date is this November - a new one is on the cards) This isn't about testing it's more about gadgets.

My theory is if it went over the cost of a plec I wouldn't bother but at the price of a guppy...well I do like gadgets

I'm just curious if you could get one cheap how many of you would ? ? ? ?

 

[BigC]

Are you meaning an all in one electronic testing device.
If so Calibration would be an issue with so many test params in one unit. In any case going by stand alone ph and TDs meters (which I use) the whole operation would be extraordinarlly expensive.

 

[LakeyGal]

Are you meaning an all in one electronic testing device.
If so Calibration would be an issue with so many test params in one unit. In any case going by stand alone ph and TDs meters (which I use) the whole operation would be extraordinarlly expensive.

I just found one of these - HANNA C 203 Multiparameter Ion Specific Meter - and it started me thinking...
btw whats TDs?

 

[loachman]

IF they were cheap and accurate, I imagine most people would get one.

Although you don't mention it, IME with pH meters the electronic ones are pretty bad so it'd take alot of convincing for me to get one.

 

[BigC]

Total Dissolved Solids

 

[LakeyGal]

Total Dissolved Solids

IF they were cheap and accurate, I imagine most people would get one. Although you don't mention it, IME with pH meters the electronic ones are pretty bad so it'd take alot of convincing for me to get one.

I'd actually never seen one before but I presumed they had to be more accurate ... guess you learn something new every day....

 

[three-fingers]

A reliable electronic meter that tests for nitrate I would be interested, and would be able to pay up to £40 for such a device. People with many tanks, or shops would probably pay much more.

IME, nitrate test kits seem to last only about a year before the results become dangerously inaccurate. Plus the fact that while no great burden, I am lazy, and nitrate takes more effort to test for than with other stats.

 

[LakeyGal]

A reliable electronic meter that tests for nitrate I would be interested, and would be able to pay up to £40 for such a device. People with many tanks, or shops would probably pay much more.

IME, nitrate test kits seem to last only about a year before the results become dangerously inaccurate. Plus the fact that while no great burden, I am lazy, and nitrate takes more effort to test for than with other stats.

Have to admit I'm surprised I've never seen them before.

 

[jayjay]

Have you actually looked at the price of digital nitrate pens etc.?

 

[LakeyGal]

Have you actually looked at the price of digital nitrate pens etc.?

Never seen one in the UK so I expect they are pricey.

 

[three-fingers]

Not really looked for them, but I asked some discus or koi keeper gut once and it was something like £200, plus the scale didn't go high enough and you still needed chemicals of some sort from what he told me. Basically it's apparently not as useful, and works out the same if not more expensive as just buying tonnes of nitrate liquid tests.
edit:
While browsing, I found this website, seems to have some good useful products.
http/www.fishlab.co.uk/index.php?act=vie...amp;productId=4

Though it does seem to make at least one dubious clam on one of it's pages.