Good test kit?

[Joe Fish]

Is this a decent test kit? Reef Lab Multi Test Kit (Red Sea)

Reef Lab Multi Test Kit (Red Sea)

 

[KahluaZzZ]

pretty average by reviews. Anyways i personnally think that most all-in-one test kits sucks. The only kits i really can trust are : Salifert and Seatest. Pricey but solid. Dunno about Red Sea, i always wanna avoid everything they sell.

I use:
- Salifert for : Ph, Alk, Mg, No3
- Seatest : Ph ( another one ), po4
- Tetra : Ammonia, no2
- Dr Wellfish : PH ( real cheap and excellent )

oH well i forgot my other tests

 

[zoalover34]

I use red sea kit and i hate it! i think its off b/c i test my ro water and it shows traces of ammonia! also when i test my alk it doesn't even show up.. i will be getting Salifert for sure

 

[Joe Fish]

Thanks. What about calc? Phosphate?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

Ca : i like Seachem
po4 (phosphate) : Seatest

 

[Joe Fish]

Thanks again. What about Hagan for po4

 

[TheFool]

Rubbish. Seatest is rubbish too. The only phosphate test worth a hobbyist getting is the Deltec.

I use red sea, tetra for pH, kH, salifert for ammonia, nitrate. Ca is also salifert. In reality the only tests I have seen were pretty damning on hobbyist kits, and salifert were no better than anything else. pH, kH are reliable tests as they are simple titrations, ammonia, nitrate are always unreliable as the chemical reactions are harder to 'control', measure. Always use a medical syringe to measure test water as the test vials are often strangley inaccurate

 

[fishandchips]

only testkits i use are Salifert *celebrate

 

[KahluaZzZ]

The Hagen po4 kit is ...well not precise but ok, since you don't want po4, it'll tell ya if you have some but in large range.

Seatest...rubbish ? Better than 2 others i tried, but never tried Deltec..not available here.

 

[Joe Fish]

I just ordered a hagan calcium and po4 test kit. Since I had to get a refracto I couldn't spend any more money. I also needed a new bucket of salt too. Glad my rock is done curing finally.