Who's Using What Test Kit

[HerbieK]

Let me start:

Ca: Salifert
ALK: LaMotte
Mg: Salifert
Nitrate: Salifert
PO4: Salifert
PH: Milwaukee Meter/Controller


I tried the LaMotte Ca kit, but it has to be diluted with distilled H2o and was not easy to read.

Salifert PO4 and Nitrate kit seem to always read zero in my tank. I know I have heard that these two kits readings are suspect.

What do you use???

[Kip]

Ca - sali
dkh - sali and LaMotte (soon to get elos)
Mg - sali (soon to get elos)
NO3- dont test, but have a sali
po4 - hanna
pH - ac3, milwuakee, and pinpoint controllers
and soon to look into a potassium reading (i dose K for a while w/ decent result, but stopped since i was doing so blindly)

[Blu50Stang]

I switched from Salifert to Elos

[moo0o]

salifert to elos for alk and mag

[tanya72806]

Nitrate/Cal/Alk Lamotte
Mag Seachem
Ammonia/Nitrite IO
PO4 Hanna

[PSam]

ca - LaMotte, Elos, Salifert
dkh - LaMotte, Elos, API
mg - Elos, Salifert, Seachem
no3- Salifert, Elos
po4 - DD Merck kit

[bundy13]

Ca -api-seachem-salifert-tropicmarine-in that order
Mg - elos-salifert-tropicmarine-in that order
NO3- pinpoint-only real no3 test
po4 - hanna-
pH - pinpoint-hanna
alk-api-seachem

[s3aL]

All salifert test kits.

[Fraggle Rock2]

Ca: Salifert
ALK: Salifert
Mg: Elos
Nitrate: Salifert
PO4: Don't test
PH: Don't test usually (don't run a Ca reactor or drip Kalk), but have a Seachem kit and a penPH meter

I also have Ca, Alk, Nitrate, Ammonia kits by Seachem.