favorite brands of test kit?

[dmay2782]

I had a red sea CA test kit the titration version. Did not seem to work too well. What is a good CA kit? Also what should I be testing regularly to ensure coraline growth. I think CA, ALK, and MAG?

 

[MMOORE0324]

I use ELOS for CA, ALK and MG. API for Po4 That's all I test.

 

[trbike24]

I used Istant Ocean, but I got tired of those very quickly. Now I use Tropic Marin but I might switch sometime again.

 

[Tswifty]

I use the Salifert brand for Ca, Alk, Mag... and test them weekly. In my experience to encourage coraline algae growth, try keeping your Magnesium level above 1400 ppm. Once I started monitoring it closely, it exploded through the tank.

 

[Snarf]

I like the Salifert for the cal, alk, nitrate and phosphates. I use API for everything else. I like the color changing tests kits because there is no guessing what color the water is.
I hate matching water colors to faded card colors. My eyes aren't that good.

 

[DEERE G]

Salifert

 

[purplereef]

The only test kit I use is my Lamotte kit for Alkilinity.

 

[chuggy]

tj what brand of magnesium you dosing with