Caution test kits!!!

Lambianz · 08/07/2006, 08:30 PM

Well as you all know I removed bio balls except a few at bottom, but are sumerged. went to the local FS and they were out of single Nitrate kit and he said here some test strips that he was using and were in the bottle, so I took them home and did test still showed 40 to 50 ppm on Nitrate level, hmmm I was thinking Ok I do the usual ( research) ask around and 95% say test strips are not acurate. So finally store had single only Nitrate kit, so I bought and came home and tested. 10 to 20ppm, hmm I'm thinking I did do a test with strips before I took bio balls out and with bio balls out. And was the same reading. Note: did do water change and then used test strips still same reading, Well anyway I hope this helps for people using test strips, I sure found out the hard way.

mg426 · 08/07/2006, 09:49 PM

How do you say it JUNK !!!!

08/07/2006, 08:30 PM	#1
Lambianz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodlands Tx. Posts: 136	Caution test kits!!! Well as you all know I removed bio balls except a few at bottom, but are sumerged. went to the local FS and they were out of single Nitrate kit and he said here some test strips that he was using and were in the bottle, so I took them home and did test still showed 40 to 50 ppm on Nitrate level, hmmm I was thinking Ok I do the usual ( research) ask around and 95% say test strips are not acurate. So finally store had single only Nitrate kit, so I bought and came home and tested. 10 to 20ppm, hmm I'm thinking I did do a test with strips before I took bio balls out and with bio balls out. And was the same reading. Note: did do water change and then used test strips still same reading, Well anyway I hope this helps for people using test strips, I sure found out the hard way. __________________ Lamb Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Bow Front

08/07/2006, 09:49 PM	#2
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	How do you say it JUNK !!!! __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt