Quick Dip test kits

[cjtibbs]

Could someone tell if the (Jungle) Quick Dip Test are good and accurate? Or are dip test kits not good at all.\
Thanks

 

[DrBDC]

I've messed with a number of diff. test kits over the years and the dip tests are either flat out wrong or so flakey that IMO save your money. I pretty well just use Salifert now. I do use Aquarium pharmaceuticals for a dKH test since it's cheap and I use it so often. IMO run from Red Sea as well.

 

[cjtibbs]

Thanks

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I had a feeling they were flakey, I will stick with Salifert.
Thanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I'd avoid dip tests for calcium/alkalinity/pH.

 

[liquidfunk]

I use them for Nitrates only, I had tested them against salifert in the past and they seemed to be fairly accurate (plus its not like you need an exact number for nitrates).

Recently though another LFS tested the water I had tested, and said my strips were wrong.

Randy what do you think? they fairly accurate for Nitrates?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I don't know. I've only used liquid kits for nitrate. My expectation is that dip sticks are less accurate because the most experienced companies (e.g., Hach) do not use them.