Test Kits

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  1. queshibo

    queshibo Astrea Snail

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    Can some one tell me if there is a kit out there that gives real numbers or are the all the same, as far as having to match the colors on the side of a card and guestimating
     
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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Pretty much all test kits are of the color matching variety.
     
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  3. queshibo

    queshibo Astrea Snail

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    i have the tetra test kit for saltwater is that ok or there a better one
     
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  4. inwall75

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    Which Tetratest ones do you have?

    Ammonia
    Nitrite
    Nitrate
    Calcium
    Alkalinity
    pH
    Magnesium
    Phosphates

    Whichever ones you don't have, I would mail order Salifert as opposed to Tetra Test.

    Always avoid Oceanic and Hagen test kits. I'm not a huge fan of a lot of the Red Sea test kits either as the color change is sometimes hard to see on certain tests and some of their kits are "iffy" and you have to repeat the test at least twice to see if the results are the same.
     
    inwall75, Nov 29, 2006
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