best test kit other than salifert

The Reefer91 · 04/04/2006, 04:38 PM

hi, when my 20g nano is up, i will obviously need test kits. i will have a salifert Nitrate and pH test kits, but for the rest of the shabang, what else could i get by with?

mystikdragon7 · 04/04/2006, 04:49 PM

You will need tests for alk, cal, and if this is going to be a reef you may want to test for mag and maybe even phosphates. Another good test kit is SeaChem. I use them and they work pretty good.

psimitry · 04/04/2006, 04:58 PM

I used Salifert and hated them with a passion (too damned difficult to read). I currently use seachem and love them (except for the ammonia - it sucks).

The Reefer91 · 04/04/2006, 06:45 PM

ok. my one problem with salifert so far is the price tag. for all the test kits i need it will cost me another 100$ roughly. i just can't afford that. what about red sea? are they any good?

mystikdragon7 · 04/04/2006, 06:54 PM

Red Sea sucks!!! Don't use that type of test kit. They don't give good enough readings.

whiteshark · 04/04/2006, 07:02 PM

Seachem is your second best option IMO.

04/04/2006, 04:38 PM	#1
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	best test kit other than salifert hi, when my 20g nano is up, i will obviously need test kits. i will have a salifert Nitrate and pH test kits, but for the rest of the shabang, what else could i get by with? __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

04/04/2006, 04:49 PM	#2
mystikdragon7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mill Creek, WA Posts: 1,051	You will need tests for alk, cal, and if this is going to be a reef you may want to test for mag and maybe even phosphates. Another good test kit is SeaChem. I use them and they work pretty good. __________________ Patience is a vitrue Current Tank Info: 60gal reef, 2 175 watt MH, 2 95 watt VHO Actinics, 20 gal sump; 30gal FOWLR, pair of B&W baby perculas

04/04/2006, 06:45 PM	#4
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	ok. my one problem with salifert so far is the price tag. for all the test kits i need it will cost me another 100$ roughly. i just can't afford that. what about red sea? are they any good? __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

04/04/2006, 06:54 PM	#5
mystikdragon7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mill Creek, WA Posts: 1,051	Red Sea sucks!!! Don't use that type of test kit. They don't give good enough readings. __________________ Patience is a vitrue Current Tank Info: 60gal reef, 2 175 watt MH, 2 95 watt VHO Actinics, 20 gal sump; 30gal FOWLR, pair of B&W baby perculas

04/04/2006, 07:02 PM	#6
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	Seachem is your second best option IMO. __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

04/04/2006, 04:58 PM	#3
psimitry Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,560	I used Salifert and hated them with a passion (too damned difficult to read). I currently use seachem and love them (except for the ammonia - it sucks).