coolchinchilla
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I started with those dip stick 5-in-1 test strips. They were ok, but I was told that the "chemistry-set" type kits are far more accurate. So I bought Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Master Test Kit from Big Al's.com. It tests ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, PH & (one other --I forgot). So now I feel like a chemist
When I used the test strips, I compared the strip to a color chart and guessed what my parameters were. Now with my chemistry set test kit I still compare my results to a color chart and guess what my parameters are. It seems to be no different from the dip strips. 8O The color gradiations have large leaps and it is hard to tell where my test tube water (or dip stick for that matter) falls on their scale. It doesn't seem to be any different from the dip strips except that it takes longer to get the results. :?
Have I really made an advance in accuracy over the dip strips? What testing kit do you use? Did I buy a cheap testing kit? Am I doing this testing stuff right?
Thanks in advance.
coolchinchilla
When I used the test strips, I compared the strip to a color chart and guessed what my parameters were. Now with my chemistry set test kit I still compare my results to a color chart and guess what my parameters are. It seems to be no different from the dip strips. 8O The color gradiations have large leaps and it is hard to tell where my test tube water (or dip stick for that matter) falls on their scale. It doesn't seem to be any different from the dip strips except that it takes longer to get the results. :?
Have I really made an advance in accuracy over the dip strips? What testing kit do you use? Did I buy a cheap testing kit? Am I doing this testing stuff right?
Thanks in advance.
coolchinchilla