All around ink for everyday use
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I used to swear by Rohrer & Klinger Scabiosa. Nowadays, I mostly fill up with Hero 232. Slightly darker shade, but works equally well, even on lesser quality paper.
Both iron gall, but no problems with pen damage yet. I have a Sailor Professional Gear inked up with it for 5 years straight.
Both iron gall, but no problems with pen damage yet. I have a Sailor Professional Gear inked up with it for 5 years straight.
I'd add Platinum Blue Black to the list of iron galls for everyday use.
Colour?
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
I have not used many inks for comparison and it may be a bit mainstream, but I like the Pelikan 4001 range; it does all I need and the price is right.
My favorite blue is Conklin Israel Blue, but also use Akkerman Shocking Blue, Visconti Blue.
Tom
Tom
Is your need a permanent ink or is it ok if it is not? What color?
Some ideas of inks
Non-permanent:
Some ideas of inks
Non-permanent:
- Parker Quink Black, Blue-Black
- Waterman Serenity Blue
- Pelikan 4001 Black, Blue-Black, Blue
- Lamy Black, Blue-Black, Blue
- Rohrer & Klingner Koenigsblau
- Diamine Onyx black, Sapphire blue, Majestic Blue etc etc etc
- Many many many inks here
- Rohrer & Klingner Salix or Scabiosa (iron gall inks)
- Platinum Carbon Black (pigmented)
- De Atramentis document ink. Any of the colors
- Diamine registrars ink (very dry though) (iron gall)
- Noodler's Black
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I'll second that. I bought a litre of Pelikan Royal Blue, and it's usually in one of my pens.
Pelikan inks seems to tame the wetter pens a bit as well and therefore help to prevent bleed through on less than stellar paper that we often times use for note taking.
AimlessWanderer
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A) Different pens favour different inks. Some pens need wetter inks than others, to suit the nib and feed flow rate.
B) Paper makes a difference too, and some ink recommendations might bleed or feather, if the don't suit what you're writing on.
C} My go to inks are mostly Diamine, but not the registrars ink. As such, my preferences aren't colourfast, which could be a deal breaker for some folks. I don't need waterproof, nor the maintenance issues should a pen dry out from infrequent use.
So frankly, we don't have a lot to go on here. Almost any ink might fit the bill, if the rest of the equation is conducive to it.
That being said... I'm going to suggest Parker Quink Black. If it doesn't work well for you, it's a well known ink that could be a good signpost to work from. It's also inexpensive. If after a couple of weeks, you feel "It's doing this, and I need it to do that", people here will no doubt be able to steer you better than they can right now, as the will have a better appreciation if which direction you should aim from that datum.
What colour ink are you looking for, or does it really matter?
You will have a hard time finding a better ink than ESS Registrar's Ink.
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Blue or black? I would go then with @AimlessWanderer and say Parker Quink Black or Blue. If you don't want Parker then Waterman Serenity Blue. Plain, easy, reliable and easy to clean.
I really enjoy diamine midnight. Slight red sheen on a dark blue, at least on higher quality paper.
I have used Pelikan blue black in a little Pelikan Souveran pretty much daily for decades. i use an EF nib.
I guess I'm sort of the odd man out, using fairly standard blue, black, blue/black, and red. I know, boring stuff. 
So I generally don't go for specific color hues, or exotic colors, and mostly use the pen manufacturers ink: TWSBI ink in my TWSBI pens, Pilot ink in my Metro, etc.
I'm sure there are better inks, but my approach feels like a "safe" choice and I've gotten great performance in everyday use - no skipping or splotching.
I do have a couple bottles of Noodler's that I've used in my Lamy pens and some o-ring conversions, and it works great and is economical.
So I generally don't go for specific color hues, or exotic colors, and mostly use the pen manufacturers ink: TWSBI ink in my TWSBI pens, Pilot ink in my Metro, etc.
I'm sure there are better inks, but my approach feels like a "safe" choice and I've gotten great performance in everyday use - no skipping or splotching.
I do have a couple bottles of Noodler's that I've used in my Lamy pens and some o-ring conversions, and it works great and is economical.
Noodler's Eel Black!
My everyday ink is Heart of Darkness by Noodler's Ink.
Bulletproof and behaves well in any pen I put it in.
Bulletproof and behaves well in any pen I put it in.
