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fishmama67 · 06-30-2009, 07:39 PM

I have been trying to figure out the best test kit(s) for a SW reef tank. At present I have FOWLR but am SSSLLLLOOOOWWWWLY working towards a reef tank. Now, I know I need to test for Ammonia pH, Nitrate, nitrites at present as well as salinity. However, as ya'll are well awrae, there are a BUNCH of brands out there. I started out using API kits but soon discovered they aren't the most accurate. I wen to Red Sea at the advice of my LFS but have since discovered the LFS are often dishonest at worst or uneducated at best.
I have poked my way through the polls and product reviews and stuff but there are only two or three test kits that have been mentioned. I still don't know what ones and why. I have seen that the Salifert kits seem ti be getting the best reviews. Any reasons why or why not to use these? Any others that are better? Easier to use? More accurate?

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fishmama67 Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kennewick WA Posts: 173 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	What is the best test kit and why? I have been trying to figure out the best test kit(s) for a SW reef tank. At present I have FOWLR but am SSSLLLLOOOOWWWWLY working towards a reef tank. Now, I know I need to test for Ammonia pH, Nitrate, nitrites at present as well as salinity. However, as ya'll are well awrae, there are a BUNCH of brands out there. I started out using API kits but soon discovered they aren't the most accurate. I wen to Red Sea at the advice of my LFS but have since discovered the LFS are often dishonest at worst or uneducated at best. I have poked my way through the polls and product reviews and stuff but there are only two or three test kits that have been mentioned. I still don't know what ones and why. I have seen that the Salifert kits seem ti be getting the best reviews. Any reasons why or why not to use these? Any others that are better? Easier to use? More accurate? __________________ Step1: We admitted we were powerless over saltwater and aquatic life, that our lives had become unmanageable without an aquarium." Step2: Came to believe that we could and would harness the ocean in a glass box. (no matter how long it took!) OK, I'm workin' on step 2!