Must be nice having everything consolidated into one kit. I primarily use Red Sea test kits - I've considered making a case that places everything into one easy storage solution.
$280 ain't bad...take 12 Hanna checkers at ~$90 each, and the economics are pretty obvious... Beyond that, I guess it comes down to comparable accuracy. Nice review, Sam. Will need to look further into this 👍👍
Great video, again. I'm such a lazy goof when it comes to water testing. Usually miss no more than a week, but still - I was looking at the Mastertronic for automatic testing.
I'd get slammed so bad for uploading an hour long video of me testing every element :P If you have any specific questions - fire away here and I'll help you out
Would be nice to keep all test kits in one place for sure but I think once you choose your preferred manufacturer for each test you tend to stay with them!
Great video Sam, looks like this is a great start point for someone just starting out on testing. Would love to know the resolution of the copper test to know if it is useful for quarantine copper dosing levels.
Great kit, used a lot here in South Africa. Bud how's about a sump update and if you have any regrets now that your setup is running and if you plan to add or remove any future equipment
Great review and something I'll definitely look into - The ability to buy the reagents as needed is indeed a major selling point for this... P.S. You're the experienced reefer with the Dream Reef Tank, and I"m just the "noob" flailing all over the place with my first tank, but the OCD side of me cant get over the fact that your 4 x MP60's aren't in a straight line across the back of your tank!
Hahaha everyone is so worried about that, they’re in the position I want for flow reasons and as soon as coral starts growing in, you won’t even see them :)
@@ParkersReef Already knew there would be a scientific reason for the positioning - just messing with you... I do want to know how you managed to avoid the uglies though - I appear to be an expert in tank ugliness right now (4 1/2 months into first tank). I blame my lack of MP60's and CoralCare lights... in my little tank :)
So good to see a review on the JBL kit Sam! I've been using their kits for years now since I had the old fish room running, I also had them for testing water for customers when I ran an aquarium maintenance business, & they were much more reliable than other brands. even helped me troubleshooting issues when other tests were giving bad readings. I've trusted them for years, so glad Australia finally has a distributor & I dont have to keep importing them from Germany! 😁
Do individual vials have a expiry date? I would guess I would test things like copper extremely rarely so it's possible they could go out of date. How many tests roughly? Information: €98.53 from Amazon in Germany.
Salifert versus aquaforest for kh, calc and mag? I like salifert for kh but colour changes for calcium and mag are really subtle, so thinking of switching to aquaforest or Red Sea?
Hey Sam loving your videos very helpful as I am starting to set up a reef tank..I am in geelong so would you recommend deer park aquarium to help me with the parts I will need or is therr somewhere closer to home you can recommend
Correct. I don’t have the knowledge, time, facilities or patience to do it properly, therefore it’s not worth me doing (in my opinion) I purchase healthy fish, lower risk fish and run a large UV. My LFS will WT a fish for me if I deem it to be a higher risk. Has worked for me, but it’s not for everyone :)
Parker new dream tank is mega the frag tank will look well when stocked full any chance you could do a video on algae my tank is 1 years old and green algae just starting lights down as much as i can for sps its 120 gallon tank keep the videos comming i watch them all
cheers mate! Will see what we can do, I reckon about 85% of the time it is due to a lack of snails in a tank. Most totally underestimate the number of snails they require in a reef tank
Nassarius x 3 and 6 trocus snails 1 large hermit crab sand sifting starfish fire shirmp cleaner shrimp peppermint shrimp defo need more cheer mate for the info
@@benhirst9420 I'd go for around this total in a 120: 10 Trochus, 60 Turbo, 3 Strombus Add them in small batches over a few weeks if you like, see how that goes (Y)
Ten years ago or so the general consensus on the forums at the the time was salifert was good, and everything else was garbage. There’s a lot more options nowadays and tbh I think they all must be “as good” as each other 🤷♂️ The fact this is all in one would be perfect for new hobbyist as you said
I'm not 100% certain, I assume it would be though. They're not overly popular over here yet either, although I hear that a few of the service guys use them and love them
Not a huge fan of hanna checkers, too many historical problems. I do like their phosphate one (the martini is the same as they larger phos device), alk works but it's such an easy manual test and all the others are just way to complicated
I don’t make it a habit to diss products but this is the most inaccurate test kit on the market, icp test blew every test out the water, the magnesium was 400ppm out, it’s been available in uk for a longtime, its £80 for the whole test kit, I also had it checked with a friend with Hanna test kit and had other people do the tests with this kit, it’s a bad choice.
@@ParkersReef try sending an icp test of the same water you’ve used mate, mag for instance showed at 900ppm virtually every time I tested it with the jbl kit, in reality the mag was 1300ppm with icp test
@@ParkersReef also the calcium test was around 60ppm out everytime is tested and others did the same test with their water, just to triple check, the mag and calcium test where the worst offenders, but all the others where not brill mate
I tested my mag at 1280ppm, which matched what I had with Aquaforest kit and then tested calibration fluid which is ICP verified at 1310ppm and it matched that 🤷🏻♂️
@@ParkersReef maybe they have improved them over the years, I used this kit about 3 years ago and it put me off jbl completely. I know there is a margin of error between users and how they complete tests and how they might read the colour change which is why I got others to test with them and read results, unless I had a bad kit and suppose I could of, but it’s strange they where all quite far out, mag was worst, I will get another jbl kit and test the kh against my alkatronic see how accurate that is now and I will test the mag one against my salifert and redsea mag kit see what result I get :)
Nice to see you don't use to much tech and still use the chemical way..keep up the good work..
seen too many people make big mistakes following the digital checkers. Old school tritiation works a treat :)
Awesome work Parker
Thank you!
Love the stromb in the time-lapse
Haha yeah he gets it done!!
Must be nice having everything consolidated into one kit. I primarily use Red Sea test kits - I've considered making a case that places everything into one easy storage solution.
Yeah I’ve seen people 3D print trays to put everything in neatly which would work
$280 ain't bad...take 12 Hanna checkers at ~$90 each, and the economics are pretty obvious... Beyond that, I guess it comes down to comparable accuracy.
Nice review, Sam. Will need to look further into this 👍👍
Yeah plus it covers all the elements (except perhaps potassium) that a reefer would need. Even throughout the cycle and beyond
Great video, again. I'm such a lazy goof when it comes to water testing. Usually miss no more than a week, but still - I was looking at the Mastertronic for automatic testing.
Mastertronic would be great!
Man i wouldn't mind looking for full video do consider uplaoding it
I'd get slammed so bad for uploading an hour long video of me testing every element :P
If you have any specific questions - fire away here and I'll help you out
Nice video mate!!!
Thanks!
Great info! 🍊 SHTNG.
Hahahaha
Would be nice to keep all test kits in one place for sure but I think once you choose your preferred manufacturer for each test you tend to stay with them!
Yeah I hear you. Like I said, this could be good for a new reef keeper who is overwhelmed by all the brands and different kits :)
Great info.
Thanks for watching!
Добрый день!
Подскажите пожалуйста, можно ли использовать JBL PROAQUATEST Marin для измерения параметров воды в рыбоводном пруду с пресной водой?
не уверен, что понял вопрос, извините?
@@ParkersReef Тест Lab Marin для морской воды, а что будет если им померить пресную воду, насколько она должна быть солёной, сколько промилей?
Great video Sam, looks like this is a great start point for someone just starting out on testing. Would love to know the resolution of the copper test to know if it is useful for quarantine copper dosing levels.
I’ll see if I can look it up for you when I am home :)
@@ParkersReef I know you're busy Sam so no worries about the delay. How did we go with this question?
Great kit, used a lot here in South Africa. Bud how's about a sump update and if you have any regrets now that your setup is running and if you plan to add or remove any future equipment
Yeah I can cover that in an upcoming video mate 👍🏻
No regrets yet though!!
Great review and something I'll definitely look into - The ability to buy the reagents as needed is indeed a major selling point for this...
P.S. You're the experienced reefer with the Dream Reef Tank, and I"m just the "noob" flailing all over the place with my first tank, but the OCD side of me cant get over the fact that your 4 x MP60's aren't in a straight line across the back of your tank!
Hahaha everyone is so worried about that, they’re in the position I want for flow reasons and as soon as coral starts growing in, you won’t even see them :)
@@ParkersReef Already knew there would be a scientific reason for the positioning - just messing with you... I do want to know how you managed to avoid the uglies though - I appear to be an expert in tank ugliness right now (4 1/2 months into first tank). I blame my lack of MP60's and CoralCare lights... in my little tank :)
Snails and lots of them! Most people totally underestimate the number and variety of snails they need. It’s not cheap, but it works wonders :)
@@ParkersReef At this point in time, I'll try anything - so off to the snail shop we shall go - thanks !
What size tank and what snails do you have now?
So good to see a review on the JBL kit Sam! I've been using their kits for years now since I had the old fish room running, I also had them for testing water for customers when I ran an aquarium maintenance business, & they were much more reliable than other brands. even helped me troubleshooting issues when other tests were giving bad readings. I've trusted them for years, so glad Australia finally has a distributor & I dont have to keep importing them from Germany! 😁
Glad to hear mate! I’ve only done a handful of tests on each parameter with this kit but have been very impressed so far :)
Do individual vials have a expiry date? I would guess I would test things like copper extremely rarely so it's possible they could go out of date. How many tests roughly? Information: €98.53 from Amazon in Germany.
the tests do not appear to have an expiry date - I like to freshen them up once a year though even if not all used.
Salifert versus aquaforest for kh, calc and mag? I like salifert for kh but colour changes for calcium and mag are really subtle, so thinking of switching to aquaforest or Red Sea?
I use Red Sea pro for nitrate, alk mag and cal I use Aquaforest, salifert for potassium, martini for phosphate and Milwaukee for salinity
@@ParkersReefI’ve never got a phosphate reading on salifert without running any chemical filtration....
@@pn7836 it is possible! But I would absolutely cross check it to be sure :)
@@ParkersReef Yeah definitely has to be phosphate in there, it's more just I can never seem to see any blue from the test. Possibly a faulty kit
Totally possible
Hey Sam loving your videos very helpful as I am starting to set up a reef tank..I am in geelong so would you recommend deer park aquarium to help me with the parts I will need or is therr somewhere closer to home you can recommend
Deer Park all the way mate 👍🏻
@@ParkersReef great thank you will go have a look this coming Saturday
Good job on this video but I would not buy it due to many tests that I would not use and I am like you as I use many different test kits
Yeah fair enough too!
Hi mate, did you say you don't quarantine?
Correct. I don’t have the knowledge, time, facilities or patience to do it properly, therefore it’s not worth me doing (in my opinion)
I purchase healthy fish, lower risk fish and run a large UV. My LFS will WT a fish for me if I deem it to be a higher risk.
Has worked for me, but it’s not for everyone :)
@@ParkersReef I completely get you man, I'm giving it some thought for my new reefer. Heading towards not quarantining.
Parker new dream tank is mega the frag tank will look well when stocked full any chance you could do a video on algae my tank is 1 years old and green algae just starting lights down as much as i can for sps its 120 gallon tank keep the videos comming i watch them all
cheers mate! Will see what we can do, I reckon about 85% of the time it is due to a lack of snails in a tank. Most totally underestimate the number of snails they require in a reef tank
Sound mate ill get more how many you recon i should have in cheers
How many and what types do you have?
Nassarius x 3 and 6 trocus snails 1 large hermit crab sand sifting starfish fire shirmp cleaner shrimp peppermint shrimp defo need more cheer mate for the info
@@benhirst9420 I'd go for around this total in a 120:
10 Trochus, 60 Turbo, 3 Strombus
Add them in small batches over a few weeks if you like, see how that goes (Y)
Might pick one of these up to check for anomalies in my other kits or when something goes wrong and I want full run of tests...
Yeah not a bad idea!
you are about the first with a review of this.Are you going for something like the Mastertronic? Doc BC
I’d love to review the master tronic, just a bit out of my price range :)
Nice 👍 what potassium test kit do you like
I use Dali feet for potassium. Gotta say though, it’s a pain of a kit 😅
£80 in UK been around a long time here tbf. Never used anything but salifert or hanna personally though
yeah that's fair enough
Ten years ago or so the general consensus on the forums at the the time was salifert was good, and everything else was garbage.
There’s a lot more options nowadays and tbh I think they all must be “as good” as each other 🤷♂️
The fact this is all in one would be perfect for new hobbyist as you said
That was my thoughts, lots of people have other opinions though 😅
Thank for the informational video. Do you know if this is sold in the US? Looks like a good quality test kit covering all I need starting up.
I'm not 100% certain, I assume it would be though. They're not overly popular over here yet either, although I hear that a few of the service guys use them and love them
Petco has it for $86.41 Amazon also same price Is instructions also in English? I am afraid I won't understand it.... Thx
Thank you. I saw a Sera version that looks exactly like it but I was not sure.
Instructions are in english
We saw your comment already Goce, know you don't like them - it is all good mate (Y)
What are the two digital testers you use for?
one is for salinity and the other is for phosphate
Hi Guys, where is everyone buying these from? I'm in AUS
Your lfs should be able to get them for you. Distributor is Aqua Premium 👍🏻
@@ParkersReef Thanks for that was having trouble finding it. 👍🏻
Where are you located? I’ll see if I can track down a retailer for you
@@ParkersReef I’m in Earlwood 2206 Sydney
Try the guys at Majestic Aquariums - they’ll either have on the shelf, or get it for you ASAP
all I can picture about your pair clownfish is when nemo swam off the reef towards boat & touched the butt 😅🤣
Hahahaha nice
I like that it’s all in the case...but I’m soo lazy I need something like a Neptune hahaha...I just watch my corals hahhaha
haha yeah you can go the apex trident path to test your big three!
@@ParkersReef maybe one day when I get a bigger tank and bigger wage hahaha
Im a bit surprised you dont use Hanna checkers
Not a huge fan of hanna checkers, too many historical problems. I do like their phosphate one (the martini is the same as they larger phos device), alk works but it's such an easy manual test and all the others are just way to complicated
I’ve found them not as good as I expected
Hanna checkers require very frequent calibration with their calibration packs which are quite costly
Second
a close second at that :P
£99.99 in UK🇬🇧
Yeah that’s decent pricing
@@ParkersReef Keep bringing the updates on your tank.
First lol
all over it!!!
I don’t make it a habit to diss products but this is the most inaccurate test kit on the market, icp test blew every test out the water, the magnesium was 400ppm out, it’s been available in uk for a longtime, its £80 for the whole test kit, I also had it checked with a friend with Hanna test kit and had other people do the tests with this kit, it’s a bad choice.
Interesting. I got very accurate results with mine?
@@ParkersReef try sending an icp test of the same water you’ve used mate, mag for instance showed at 900ppm virtually every time I tested it with the jbl kit, in reality the mag was 1300ppm with icp test
@@ParkersReef also the calcium test was around 60ppm out everytime is tested and others did the same test with their water, just to triple check, the mag and calcium test where the worst offenders, but all the others where not brill mate
I tested my mag at 1280ppm, which matched what I had with Aquaforest kit and then tested calibration fluid which is ICP verified at 1310ppm and it matched that 🤷🏻♂️
@@ParkersReef maybe they have improved them over the years, I used this kit about 3 years ago and it put me off jbl completely. I know there is a margin of error between users and how they complete tests and how they might read the colour change which is why I got others to test with them and read results, unless I had a bad kit and suppose I could of, but it’s strange they where all quite far out, mag was worst, I will get another jbl kit and test the kh against my alkatronic see how accurate that is now and I will test the mag one against my salifert and redsea mag kit see what result I get :)
in Germany we call the JBL and the Sera Test one "KATASTROPHE", a piece of SHIT, don´t do it,plz
seems so many people are very against this kit! I can only comment on the one I have tried and it was very good :)