test kits

puffer21 · 03/16/2006, 02:36 PM

what is some good test kits that are not a lot of money. my tests i need are for corals and anemones. i have a test kit now it read 5 when it was 50. is there a good brand name. is hagen a good brand name. links would be great.
thanks puffer21

TitansFan · 03/16/2006, 02:45 PM

I only use salifert. You can find them for sale on most of the sponsers sites. I would hate to have some cheap tests cause me to save money to only spend it replacing dead corals.

rjwilson37 · 03/16/2006, 02:46 PM

These are about the most accurate test kits that most people here at RC use.

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...rt.asp?CartId=

This is a basic test kit, which is pretty much for Nitrate and PH, because once your Ammonia and Nitrite's go away after your cycle, you never really use them much again. But it is a good basic test kit that lasts for about a year.

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=AP3313

puffer21 · 03/16/2006, 02:49 PM

well is there anything a little cheaer and i have that last test kit but the nitrate read 5 when it was really 50.

Lev F. · 03/16/2006, 02:54 PM

How did you know that it was really 50? Did you test with another test kit? I use the AP Saltwater master for the Basics and Salifert for Calcium, Strontium, iodine and Alkalinity.

puffer21 · 03/16/2006, 02:56 PM

i tested it at a store.

Lev F. · 03/16/2006, 04:22 PM

what test kit were they using?

puffer21 · 03/16/2006, 04:46 PM

i dont know

JmLee · 03/16/2006, 04:52 PM

what do you guys think about the strip test kits.

Salty Brother · 03/16/2006, 04:56 PM

Im pretty sure that the strip test kits are inaccurate.

JmLee · 03/16/2006, 04:58 PM

anybody else?

MCary · 03/16/2006, 05:32 PM

Tests that show obvious colorometric results work fine on test strips for qualitative purposes. They are not so good for quantitative determinations.

puffer21 · 03/16/2006, 05:42 PM

what about my question

03/16/2006, 02:36 PM	#1
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	test kits what is some good test kits that are not a lot of money. my tests i need are for corals and anemones. i have a test kit now it read 5 when it was 50. is there a good brand name. is hagen a good brand name. links would be great. thanks puffer21 __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/16/2006, 02:46 PM	#3
rjwilson37 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: West Michigan Posts: 7,104	These are about the most accurate test kits that most people here at RC use. http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...rt.asp?CartId= This is a basic test kit, which is pretty much for Nitrate and PH, because once your Ammonia and Nitrite's go away after your cycle, you never really use them much again. But it is a good basic test kit that lasts for about a year. http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=AP3313 __________________ Isn't life just wonderful. 29g Biocube Standard Pump Standard 72w PC Lighting Current Tank Info: 29g Biocube Reef Tank

03/16/2006, 02:49 PM	#4
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	well is there anything a little cheaer and i have that last test kit but the nitrate read 5 when it was really 50. __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/16/2006, 02:54 PM	#5
Lev F. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,109	How did you know that it was really 50? Did you test with another test kit? I use the AP Saltwater master for the Basics and Salifert for Calcium, Strontium, iodine and Alkalinity. __________________ - Lev "It all starts with a small freshwater aquarium. Then it turns into miniature estuaries on the carpet, and an afterwards fragrance that has the power to kill anything that's ever lived" Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Mixed Reef Tankh. 96 Watt COralife Aqualight PCS, 20 Gallon Refugium with A. Nummifer frogfish, 40 Gallon Octopus tank

03/16/2006, 02:56 PM	#6
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	i tested it at a store. __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/16/2006, 02:45 PM	#2
TitansFan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spring Hill, TN Posts: 1,364	I only use salifert. You can find them for sale on most of the sponsers sites. I would hate to have some cheap tests cause me to save money to only spend it replacing dead corals.

03/16/2006, 04:22 PM	#7
Lev F. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,109	what test kit were they using? __________________ - Lev "It all starts with a small freshwater aquarium. Then it turns into miniature estuaries on the carpet, and an afterwards fragrance that has the power to kill anything that's ever lived" Current Tank Info: 65 Gallon Mixed Reef Tankh. 96 Watt COralife Aqualight PCS, 20 Gallon Refugium with A. Nummifer frogfish, 40 Gallon Octopus tank

03/16/2006, 04:46 PM	#8
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	i dont know __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/16/2006, 04:52 PM	#9
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	what do you guys think about the strip test kits.

03/16/2006, 04:56 PM	#10
Salty Brother Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,119	Im pretty sure that the strip test kits are inaccurate.

03/16/2006, 04:58 PM	#11
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	anybody else?

03/16/2006, 05:32 PM	#12
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	Tests that show obvious colorometric results work fine on test strips for qualitative purposes. They are not so good for quantitative determinations.

03/16/2006, 05:42 PM	#13
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	what about my question __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)