!!!check out this tester and tell me what you think!!!

[tat2tillidie]

http://easymeters.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=214_217&products_id=443

 

[alemab3]

Alright I will bite

I would not sink that much cash into an instrument for testing your aquarium. The test kits from Salerfit are pretty accurate and do a fine job. Most for these test kits are a titration and this is a pretty reliable way for testing analytes that we normally check in the home aquarium. Coming from a laboratory back ground I would hesitate in using a spectrophotometer in the home. There is a calibration and control testing that needs to be done on a regular basis to ensure accuracy of the machine and this can be a real pain in the neck.

Just my 2 cents

 

[tat2tillidie]

thanks mike good to know

 

[kaptken]

Like Al says, no meter, no matter how accurate they claim it can be, is only as accurate as its last calibration. and the calibrations are just as bad as doing one of those other tests you are trying to skip around. Meters are used for automated reactor systems, but still need constant calibration to insure accuracy. You just can't get around the testing. They all require the human observation and rationalization in the end. then if your cal test says its out of cal, you still have to figure out why and what's wrong, and how to fix it. it just creates a whole lot of other problems.

K.I.S.S. principle.

Just use the dang dropper tests. There are no magic bullseye numbers to hit. Just wide, happy ranges to stay within.

 

[a1amap]

Correct Ken....Like Mike said....