Test Kits

[hckycoz]

what different test kits are you all using and which are you favorites and most hated?

 

[Nanook]

Calcium, Nitrite, Ammonia=Salifert
Alkalinity and Nitrates=Lamotte
Phosphates=Hach
SG=refractometer
PH=Pinpoint

 

[Shooter7]

Nitrates, Alk, phosphates, Ca, pH, mag = Salifert

 

[DrBDC]

I use Salifert for Ca, Mag, and Phosphates. And any future test kits I buy. I may go for the Hatch on the next phosphate as it is more accurate.

Aq. Pharm on my nitrate just because I have it but would go Salifert if purchasing again.

Aq. pharm for my alk. It's accurate enough and I can get a 40 ml bottle pretty cheap since that is the one test I do a LOT of.

 

[scbadiver]

I use salifert.... Hated the tetra tests....never could get an acurate reading. (they were given to me, didn't buy them, they didn't seem that old or expired but i guess they could have been).

 

[spongebobby]

I use Salifert For Cal,Mag,Trates,Alk.
Use Deltec for Phosphate
Salinty checked by refractometer
PH is checked by Pinpoint

 

[DrBDC]

If we're doing ph/salinity too I use pinpoint on my son's lion tank, Aquacontroller on my main system, and refractometer for salinity.

 

[ARLO]

Are the Pinpoint monitors that much better than the Milwaukee that you can get for under 70.00?

 

[DrBDC]

I don't know. I paid about 80 for mine.

 

[StupidsReef]

I have the Hagen Lab Test kit. So far I like it. The only thing it din't have was the Iodine which I use Salifert.

I'm not so big on the Tetra Laborett.

 

[Lost His Marbles Name]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6966109#post6966109 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nanook
Calcium, Nitrite, Ammonia=Salifert
Alkalinity and Nitrates=Lamotte
Phosphates=Hach
SG=refractometer
PH=Pinpoint

Dave how can you be using test kit's? Are you testing your pool or spa. Love, the other Dave

 

[Lost His Marbles Name]

I use salifert and pinpoint.

 

[hckycoz]

salifert are so expensive

 

[TWINPEAKS]

the reefstop has sailfert real cheap

 

[hckycoz]

thanks