red sea pro test kits

NyReefNoob · 06/01/2011, 04:34 PM

Curious if anyone else is using these or tried them ? i just picked up the reef foundation pro kit, which is alk, cal and mag, very easy to use and love the test equipt that it comes with, makes it very easy to use as well

bertoni · 06/01/2011, 05:00 PM

Some people have tried them. We haven't gotten many reviews yet, since the tests are new.

schmnr · 06/01/2011, 05:04 PM

I have heard good things about them.

philipph · 06/01/2011, 08:40 PM

i have them,nitrate readings seem to be accurate and the kit reads down to 0.25ppm.phosphate shows not to drop lower than 0.08 but other kits show less than 0.02 so i guess its a testing error of the red sea kit.colors are very easy to read for both of the tests.at least for nitrate i think is an excellent kit

philipph · 06/01/2011, 08:44 PM

sorry i had the impression you were asking only for the po4 and no3 kits,i have not tried the rest

bobbychullo · 06/01/2011, 10:17 PM

i tried the potassium, iodine, iron kit. not cheap.

some people tell me its useless to test for this stuff, others tell me i should.

i figured why not. the quality of the kit itself is nice. glass vials. the reagent containers are nice too. the drip tips work very well, better than my salifert kits. the potassium test is 14 or more steps and takes about 20 minutes or so, 17 minutes of waiting for stuff to mix etc. they were easy to read and the directions are very clear.

the iron test was the only one that was a little vague but i think the general consensus on RC is that iron is difficult to test for accurately, please correct me if i am wrong.

i used the tests to make sure i wasn't having any issues with my parameters.

I should add they seemed accurate. my iodine and Potassium levels were right where they should be, my iron was low but i'm going to keep testing and see if i get consistent results, i've only used it once so far...

Essense · 06/02/2011, 01:58 PM

My Red Sea Pro Mag test gave me indication that my mag level was 1080. My Salifart Mag test showed 1380. Given what i've read about my salt and the amount of Kent M I dosed, i'd say that the true level was somewhere in between the the results from Red Sea and Salifart, but much much closer to the Salifart test.

I wouldn't buy another Red Sea test kit, I don't like the layout, packaging, results list, ect... I didn't like much if anything about it.

pciscott · 06/02/2011, 09:57 PM

I have used many and find the new Red Sea kits to be easy to use and very accurate with ALK. I like the one hand vial holder and think I will be usinng these exclusively from now on. I do think the Nitrate kit is a bit on the extra low range side, but I think Red Sea is stepping up in the hobby. The CA, Alk, Mag kit is by far the easiest kit I have used to date.

06/01/2011, 04:34 PM	#1
NyReefNoob skimmer freak Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill, ny Posts: 1,209	red sea pro test kits Curious if anyone else is using these or tried them ? i just picked up the reef foundation pro kit, which is alk, cal and mag, very easy to use and love the test equipt that it comes with, makes it very easy to use as well __________________ custom 45g cube all in one, ai hydra 26, 2 mp10w, ac jr. ,bubble magnus triple doser, bm nac5 hob skimmer My dad always said the only stupid questions are the ones not asked Current Tank Info: custom 45g cube AIO

06/01/2011, 05:00 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Some people have tried them. We haven't gotten many reviews yet, since the tests are new. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

06/01/2011, 10:17 PM	#6
bobbychullo Super Abound Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,104	i tried the potassium, iodine, iron kit. not cheap. some people tell me its useless to test for this stuff, others tell me i should. i figured why not. the quality of the kit itself is nice. glass vials. the reagent containers are nice too. the drip tips work very well, better than my salifert kits. the potassium test is 14 or more steps and takes about 20 minutes or so, 17 minutes of waiting for stuff to mix etc. they were easy to read and the directions are very clear. the iron test was the only one that was a little vague but i think the general consensus on RC is that iron is difficult to test for accurately, please correct me if i am wrong. i used the tests to make sure i wasn't having any issues with my parameters. I should add they seemed accurate. my iodine and Potassium levels were right where they should be, my iron was low but i'm going to keep testing and see if i get consistent results, i've only used it once so far... __________________ - Rob - Current Tank Info: Tankless Last edited by bobbychullo; 06/01/2011 at 10:26 PM.

06/02/2011, 01:58 PM	#7
Essense Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 140	My Red Sea Pro Mag test gave me indication that my mag level was 1080. My Salifart Mag test showed 1380. Given what i've read about my salt and the amount of Kent M I dosed, i'd say that the true level was somewhere in between the the results from Red Sea and Salifart, but much much closer to the Salifart test. I wouldn't buy another Red Sea test kit, I don't like the layout, packaging, results list, ect... I didn't like much if anything about it. __________________ Good Night Now! Current Tank Info: JBJ NC24 Zoa Garden

06/02/2011, 09:57 PM	#8
pciscott Pirates Cove Reef Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 2,582	I have used many and find the new Red Sea kits to be easy to use and very accurate with ALK. I like the one hand vial holder and think I will be usinng these exclusively from now on. I do think the Nitrate kit is a bit on the extra low range side, but I think Red Sea is stepping up in the hobby. The CA, Alk, Mag kit is by far the easiest kit I have used to date. __________________ Scott Steinberger SCMAS/SCRK/MASNA member There is more than One Way to skin a Reef! Current Tank Info: Pirates Cove 400 Gallon Peninsula with 10 Ecotech Gen 4 Pro Lights, SPS heavy mixed Reef, Tank Controlled by Apex back up monitoring by Profilux, Tropic Marin Pro Salt, Brightwell Suplements and Bio Bricks, Way too many Fish! Keep it simple!

06/01/2011, 05:04 PM	#3
schmnr Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 61	I have heard good things about them.

06/01/2011, 08:40 PM	#4
philipph Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 299	i have them,nitrate readings seem to be accurate and the kit reads down to 0.25ppm.phosphate shows not to drop lower than 0.08 but other kits show less than 0.02 so i guess its a testing error of the red sea kit.colors are very easy to read for both of the tests.at least for nitrate i think is an excellent kit

06/01/2011, 08:44 PM	#5
philipph Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 299	sorry i had the impression you were asking only for the po4 and no3 kits,i have not tried the rest

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