Most accurate "hobby" test kit

[Musho3210]

Im looking for a very accurate test kit for calcium and alk thats under... 40 dollars.

Seachem and salifert seem to be getting the best reviews, which one is better?

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4345+4394&pcatid=4394
vs
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4345+16560&pcatid=16560

or

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4345+4397&pcatid=4397
vs
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4345+16563&pcatid=16563

 

[BLKTANG]

Go with the Salifert out of those 2.

 

[widmer]

Yea I guess I'm curious if anyone feels like any of the manufacturers are more accurate overall?

 

[Steve 926]

The Salifert kit's are considered to be the better choice, however their Alk/dkh kits seem to have some issues with inaccurate readings.
I have 2 Alk/dkH Salifert kits that are fairly new & there is a difference of 9.3 ~ 10.9 using each one. Salifrt replaced many of their Alk. kits last year because of inaccurate readings. I guess that the problem with them has not been resolved.
I continue to use the rest of their kit's, but I now use an Elos or an API for the Alk.

Steve

:smokin:

 

[arts007]

There was a comparison test done, cant find the page, but API was just as accurate as Salifert if not more is some respects and alot cheaper, Seachem not so much. Elos and LaMotte are good as well but limited in the amount of different test kits

 

[USC-fan]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1127554

this thread should answer a lot of these questions.