Test Kit Help

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  1. HORTON16

    HORTON16 Sea Dragon

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    I am ordering from Dr.F&S
    This is for a reef tank.

    I already have a kit for nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, PH.

    What else do i need?
     
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  2. HORTON16

    HORTON16 Sea Dragon

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    Bump
     
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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Mag,Cal, Alk/Dkh, Po3/4........Luna
     
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  4. HORTON16

    HORTON16 Sea Dragon

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    thanks luna
     
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  5. HORTON16

    HORTON16 Sea Dragon

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    Dot hey have a kit with all of those?

    I cant find one
     
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  6. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    API has a master reef kit with Ca, Alk, Phosphate, and Nitrate. You'll have to get a seperate kit for Mag - I used the Red Sea Mag kit.
     
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  7. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    I would only trust Elos and Salifert test kits IMO, and neither one has a "master kit". Just like most anything else in life, the cheaper you go the worse the quality is. I use Elos only, but I don't think Salifert is bad either. Hope I could help out in some small way!
     
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  8. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    You will find most of the test kits in a master or reef kit except for Mag. I keep on hearing great reviews about Elos, so Im going to try them out, slowly switching out API to Elos. One thing is for sure, Elos is much more expensive. Luna
     
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  9. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    No joke, I have over 200 bones into mine! But a good test kit is worth it IMO.
     
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  10. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    they also sell mag. iodide, dkh separately, you can purchase the ones you need
     
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