What brand test kits do people use?

[Bobtail1075]

I was just wondering what brands of test kits do people use? I am starting to get into seriously testing mre things about my water and I want to make sure I use good test kits. I am thinking of going with salifert but I want to know what everyone else uses.

Thanks for the input.

Jeremy

[tmfuller]

Salifert kit all the way.thy are so much easier and more accurate.here is a link to them they are out of Magnesium and Phosphate but the Distribution Manager emailed me to tell me and he also said they will be get more in.cheaps place that i have found them so far.


http://aquariumsuppliesplus.com/testkitsall.html

[tmfuller]

your pm box is full.i'll take both fish

[Bobtail1075]

I justemptied it. Thanks for the heads up on the test kits. I figured the salifert was a good choice. I will bring them both tomorrow.

Jeremy

[reeffool]

Definetly salifert worth the extra $$

[RandyO]

I also use Salifert Test kits.

[bosborn1]

Salifert is great but not worth it for rotiune tesking of Cal, Alk......IMO

I use Salifert for Mag,Iodine, and Strontium. I also keep a Salifert Cal test to verify my AP cal test.

[Bobtail1075]

Why do you use it to verify the ap calcium test?

[PCIALF]

I feel the Salifert kits are tough to interpret phosphate and nitrate anybody else agree?

[jcanute]

another link to inexpensive salifert test kits:

http://aquatictech.com/misc.html

[bosborn1]

Yeah both the Phosphate and the nitrate are a pain. The Phosphate is horribly inaccurate for SPS keepers. It have a +-.4 error rate

[Cnidariaus]

I recently had the opportunity to use the ELOS-Europe test lit for Calcium and Alk. It is a marine supply company from Italy. The calcium had a really easy to read end point in 25ppm increments. The test process was similiar to the Salifert.

The ELOS Alk test was incredibly simple. A one step process of test water plus a single reagent. The end point was clear and crisp and easy to read in whole numbers of dKh. If the costs where equal, I have no idea what they cost, it would be my choice. I would love to try their Mg test. Tom (RS) might get some in if enough of us were interested.

[Gary Majchrzak]

I use Salifert test kits for Ca, alk, Mg, and pH.
I use an 'Aquarium Pharmaceuticals' nitrate test kit.
A refractometer for SG/salinity is indispensable.
I've always wanted to have access to a Hach low range PO4 test kit (or something similar), but those kits cost close to $100. Perhaps this is something that should be considered by the URSNY for the equipment library.

[acdraindrps]

salifert

[ri]

Salifert