test kits

[ChrisB]

I hate the salifert kits , what is a better kit for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph and magnesium?

 

[DrAsTiC]

The red sea pro kits are good.

 

[Lostinthedark]

The red sea pro kits are good.

+1

I stopped using Salifert and went with the RedSea Pro kits. Easier to read the results. I found the Saliferts t to be a lot less than accurate.

 

[ChrisB]

what about the api ones for ph,amm,trite and trate?

 

[Lostinthedark]

It's hard to gage the actual values on the API because they use shades of colors which give you more of a high,low ok sorta answer. I'm not a nut about the numbers and am more into stability then .01 accuracy but I do like to know the actual number.

 

[dannyny]

i use api for ph ammonia nitrate and nitrite. the saltwater master kit 16$ cant go wrong with it. used it a handful of time when i first started the hobby 3 months ago and never used it again. i really dont see a need for it but if you are starting out i guess it;s good to have. i use redsea for alk cal and mag there is a kit for 45$ for the 3 which is very good. about 60$ in tests not horrible.

 

[ChrisB]

I use hanna chekers foe alk , calc and phos .I just hate the salifert ones.

 

[kres1024]

nice topic,just passby,thank you!

You again..lol

 

[ChrisB]

Does hannah make a checker for mag? The only one i see online is for mag and phos.