test kits?

ifoundnemo · 07/22/2006, 01:19 PM

what kind do you use? and where do you get them?

fowlr

blange3 · 07/22/2006, 01:51 PM

Salifert are the best IME.

For ph you might find a meter better in the long run. I have a Milwaukee SM101. Pinpoint seem to be the most popular. I keep a closer eye on my ph with a meter than I did with a test kit.

Custom Aquatics has the best online prices for Salifert kits.

Vanquishxxxx · 07/22/2006, 10:16 PM

Use salifert,

markandkristen · 07/22/2006, 11:02 PM

yep. salifert is the best by far...
ive used hagen, seachem, and american pharm..

maroon lagoon has some good prices on them.
the four i keep up with on my reef is
magnesium
kh,
calcium
and phoshates.

i also periodically test for ammonia , nitrate and ph

JGoslee · 07/22/2006, 11:14 PM

I use salifert and seachem.

chip721 · 07/23/2006, 10:09 AM

Google Salifert. I've ordered some online from Marine Depot, but there are plenty of other places that sell them as well.

hans1976 · 07/24/2006, 05:45 AM

Salifert

Salifert Prices

bjonesjr1 · 07/24/2006, 06:24 AM

Salifert, along with a seachem kit...

kamil5000 · 07/24/2006, 06:28 AM

Salifert

isn't Habib lucky

dendro982 · 07/24/2006, 07:12 AM

The cheaper and reliable enough: Aquarium Pharmaceuticals for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, phosphates. KH - for routine multiple testing, but only after comparizon with Salifert kit ( I'm keeping one Salifert kH for comparizon, while making most of measurements with AP).

Expensive, but reliable: Salifert for everything, Seachem Reef Calcium (and other their Reef tests - in big white plastic boxes, NOT in small blue ones).

Nu2SW · 07/24/2006, 07:15 AM

I use aquarium pharmaceuticals for ammonia,nitrites,nitrate and ph... They are pretty reliable if done correctly.

I have a salifert for my calcium and a seachem for my iodine, which is a PIA IMO

crumbletop · 07/24/2006, 07:23 AM

I like the seachem titratable tests (calcium, alkalinity). I prefer the seachem calcium to the salifert. Salifert is good, though -- I just don't like their syringe or the scoop for the powder.

07/22/2006, 01:19 PM	#1
ifoundnemo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 214	test kits? what kind do you use? and where do you get them? fowlr __________________ A good diver is allways learning. DTMAG.com Current Tank Info: 90 gal tank, aprox 100 lbs LR

07/22/2006, 01:51 PM	#2
blange3 Brewer and Reefer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Woodbridge, NJ Posts: 1,126	Salifert are the best IME. For ph you might find a meter better in the long run. I have a Milwaukee SM101. Pinpoint seem to be the most popular. I keep a closer eye on my ph with a meter than I did with a test kit. Custom Aquatics has the best online prices for Salifert kits. __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: 180gal with 100 gal Sump CSS Octopus NW150, Mag 18 return, Jebao RW20, 2xMJ 900's 320w VHO Actinics and 320w overdriven T5's coming back online after a FW break

07/22/2006, 11:14 PM	#5
JGoslee Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,216	I use salifert and seachem. __________________ Click on my red house to see my Zoanthid dominated tank.

07/24/2006, 05:45 AM	#7
hans1976 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Middletown, CT Posts: 3,239	Salifert Salifert Prices __________________ Jeff PAST CTARS President Past MASNA Treasurer

07/24/2006, 06:24 AM	#8
bjonesjr1 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 1,258	Salifert, along with a seachem kit... __________________ Bobby Current Tank Info: 75gal, LifeReef CLF1 Sump & SVS2-24 Skimmer

07/22/2006, 10:16 PM	#3
Vanquishxxxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 998	Use salifert,

07/22/2006, 11:02 PM	#4
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	yep. salifert is the best by far... ive used hagen, seachem, and american pharm.. maroon lagoon has some good prices on them. the four i keep up with on my reef is magnesium kh, calcium and phoshates. i also periodically test for ammonia , nitrate and ph

07/23/2006, 10:09 AM	#6
chip721 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alexandria, Virginia Posts: 1,260	Google Salifert. I've ordered some online from Marine Depot, but there are plenty of other places that sell them as well.

07/24/2006, 06:28 AM	#9
kamil5000 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 398	Salifert isn't Habib lucky __________________ "It's supposed to look like that! - It's a hair and slime algea biotope!" Current Tank Info: 200g display tank - Envision Acrylic, 50g LR sump, 40g water treatment tank, 75g RDSB + refugium, Deltec TC 2560 external skimmer, Deltec phos & carb reactor, Tunze Wavebox plus Tunze ph, 2 x Iwaki returns, Koralline reactor, LED lights

07/24/2006, 07:12 AM	#10
dendro982 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,963	The cheaper and reliable enough: Aquarium Pharmaceuticals for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, phosphates. KH - for routine multiple testing, but only after comparizon with Salifert kit ( I'm keeping one Salifert kH for comparizon, while making most of measurements with AP). Expensive, but reliable: Salifert for everything, Seachem Reef Calcium (and other their Reef tests - in big white plastic boxes, NOT in small blue ones). __________________ Multiple Tank Syndrome: 15g shallow hi light - Xmas tree rocks, nps, sps, clams 6g shallow dark - sun corals collection 5g - sea apples NC12 - tube anemone 20g L - frogfish 125g - filefishes and lion Current Tank Info: 6 BB tanks: NPS, filter feeders and odd fish. LPS, sps and clams too

07/24/2006, 07:15 AM	#11
Nu2SW Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arden Fair Posts: 1,772	I use aquarium pharmaceuticals for ammonia,nitrites,nitrate and ph... They are pretty reliable if done correctly. I have a salifert for my calcium and a seachem for my iodine, which is a PIA IMO __________________ _____________________________ Its Only $100 Dollars dear.... ______________________________ Current Tank Info: Looking to get back in

07/24/2006, 07:23 AM	#12
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,718	I like the seachem titratable tests (calcium, alkalinity). I prefer the seachem calcium to the salifert. Salifert is good, though -- I just don't like their syringe or the scoop for the powder. __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.