hawkfish203
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I have a API test kit and was just wondering how good it was and if there is a better one. I also have a Red Sea test kit and seem to get different readings from both of them.
Whats the best test kit?
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hawkfish203
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Nitrate,Nitrite,ammonia,PH,alk,calcium,oxygen. I've been mostly using api kits for all of these.
geoj
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Originally Posted by HAWKFISH203 http:///forum/thread/382573/whats-the-best-test-kit#post_3339813
Nitrate,Nitrite,ammonia,PH,alk,calcium,oxygen. I've been mostly using api kits for all of these.
Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Alk, Calcium I would keep using API just because it is cheep and that may make it easy to do more testing.
PH and Oxygen I would get a meter or just not test it (let's see the flames
)
You can spend more on say a Sailfert kit but for what you are testing I have never need to do so...
Originally Posted by HAWKFISH203 http:///forum/thread/382573/whats-the-best-test-kit#post_3339813
Nitrate,Nitrite,ammonia,PH,alk,calcium,oxygen. I've been mostly using api kits for all of these.
Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Alk, Calcium I would keep using API just because it is cheep and that may make it easy to do more testing.
PH and Oxygen I would get a meter or just not test it (let's see the flames
You can spend more on say a Sailfert kit but for what you are testing I have never need to do so...
btldreef
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Originally Posted by GeoJ http:///forum/thread/382573/whats-the-best-test-kit#post_3339825
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Originally Posted by HAWKFISH203 http:///forum/thread/382573/whats-the-best-test-kit#post_3339813
Nitrate,Nitrite,ammonia,PH,alk,calcium,oxygen. I've been mostly using api kits for all of these.
Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Alk, Calcium I would keep using API just because it is cheep and that may make it easy to do more testing.
PH and Oxygen I would get a meter or just not test it (let's see the flames
)
You can spend more on say a Sailfert kit but for what you are testing I have never need to do so...
No flames. I agree. Probe is the way to go with pH, definitely, and they're not that much money.
I prefer Salifert for everything but nitrate/nitrite. I use SeaChem for that.
Originally Posted by GeoJ http:///forum/thread/382573/whats-the-best-test-kit#post_3339825
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Originally Posted by HAWKFISH203 http:///forum/thread/382573/whats-the-best-test-kit#post_3339813
Nitrate,Nitrite,ammonia,PH,alk,calcium,oxygen. I've been mostly using api kits for all of these.
Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Alk, Calcium I would keep using API just because it is cheep and that may make it easy to do more testing.
PH and Oxygen I would get a meter or just not test it (let's see the flames
You can spend more on say a Sailfert kit but for what you are testing I have never need to do so...
No flames. I agree. Probe is the way to go with pH, definitely, and they're not that much money.
I prefer Salifert for everything but nitrate/nitrite. I use SeaChem for that.
hawkfish203
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What is a good probe then pinpoint?
acrylic51
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I agree with most said above....I prefer Salifert, but use Seachem as well, but some test kits can just be hard to read....Elos is another good test kit brand....Hard to find, more expensive, but accurate as Salifert.
Pinpoint makes good quality Probes. You can spend the extra money and contact Neptune or probably Digital Aquatics and get a lab grade probe if it's super important, but a standard grade probe will work as well.
Pinpoint makes good quality Probes. You can spend the extra money and contact Neptune or probably Digital Aquatics and get a lab grade probe if it's super important, but a standard grade probe will work as well.