Red Sea Phosphate Mini-Lab Test Kit, accurate?

ryanjiang · 08/11/2009, 11:23 AM

Anybody has experience about how accurate is this test?

I read some good review from MD, has been using it for few months.
I started to become suspicious because PO4 reading is way too prefect. I have 75G mix reef with light bioload, running of about 6 month, reef octopus 2009 version NW150 skimmer runs real great, I am running lot of phosban (more than double of recommended dosage), I have not change phosban in media reactor for about 3 month, but everyweek when I use the red sea to test PH4, it is always between 0.1 to 0.2, could it be true?

Thanks a lot for your time!

BigJay · 08/11/2009, 01:14 PM

I thought .1 was a high number for phosphates.

Most people I know try to keep them under .05 or so, thus you'll want the Red Sea kit to read "0".

08/11/2009, 11:23 AM	#1
ryanjiang Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 473	Red Sea Phosphate Mini-Lab Test Kit, accurate? Anybody has experience about how accurate is this test? I read some good review from MD, has been using it for few months. I started to become suspicious because PO4 reading is way too prefect. I have 75G mix reef with light bioload, running of about 6 month, reef octopus 2009 version NW150 skimmer runs real great, I am running lot of phosban (more than double of recommended dosage), I have not change phosban in media reactor for about 3 month, but everyweek when I use the red sea to test PH4, it is always between 0.1 to 0.2, could it be true? Thanks a lot for your time! __________________ Current tank: 75G SPS

08/11/2009, 01:14 PM	#2
BigJay Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southlake, Texas Posts: 1,872	I thought .1 was a high number for phosphates. Most people I know try to keep them under .05 or so, thus you'll want the Red Sea kit to read "0". __________________ PBITAWA