Salinity Tester from Hanna Instruments is both Accurate & Affordable

The concentration of salt in seawater, known as Salinity, is the single most important factor to having a successful saltwater aquarium. Therefore, we welcome any device that makes reliable and accurate testing of salt concentration any easier, such as the…

Hanna Seawater Refractometer is the Ultimate Way to measure Salinity

I started keeping saltwater tanks in 1996 and since then have used many different tools and instruments to measure salinity. At first it was with floating glass hydrometers, and soon thereafter it was swing arm hydrometers.  These two devices use the…

Halo Bluetooth pH meter from Hanna Instruments works with iPad app

The Halo pH meter is an exciting new chemistry measurement tool from Hanna Instruments that connects to an iPad using bluetooth. The Halo pH meter transmits directly to an iPad application called Hanna Lab essentially turning your Candy Crush gaming…

Hanna Instruments Edge pH meter takes inspiration from modern smartphones

The Edge pH meter from Hanna Instruments is a new highly refined digital testing device which firmly breaks away from the design standards of contemporary laboratory testing equipment. Rather than looking like a blocky and intimidating slab of water testing…

Sneak peek at the prototype Calcium Checker from Hanna

The Calcium Checker from Hanna could be the easy-to-use colorimeter for calcium testing that reef aquarists and LFS employees have always dreamed of. For those reef aquarium water testers who are either color blind or lack sensitivity between blue and…

Hanna Instruments releases new Color of Water and Chromium VI High checkers

Hanna instruments, the makers of those popular little Hanna Checkers has released a few new checkers. The new checkers include Color of Water, and Chromium VI High. While they might not be the best for saltwater application, this is good…

Hanna Checkers alkalinity powder Reagents Replaced with Liquid

Hanna Instruments, the folks behind the popular line of Hanna Checkers made a change to their HI755 alkalinity checker. Several users were reporting of issues with waiting for the powered reagent to dissolve and other inconsistencies with testing results. Hanna…

Hanna launches contest, giving away iPad

Hanna Instruments is giving away an iPad and a $100 gift certificate in a new contest the company launched to highlight the simplicity of their “Dip and Test” line of handheld instruments. The company is looking for your video, picture…

Milwaukee Mini Colorimeters taking aim at Hanna Checkers

The new Milwaukee Instruments MW-12 phosphate mini colorimeter is looking to get in on the action started by the Hanna Checker line of handheld, budget colorimeters. The small-sized Milwaukee MW-12 low-range PO4 photometer sports the similar size and function of…

Hanna Alkalinity Checker gets video treatment

[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VypQ_vPvVQg[/youtube] Ever wonder how exactly the Hanna Alkalinity Checker works? The folks at Hanna have released a simple video tutorial putting the handy little product through a test. The Checker line is an affordable way to get a digital,…