D.Schneidt
Aquarium Advice Regular
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What kind of testing kits does everyone use and which ones do you like the most and have best accuracy?
Use all the above for years then broke down and bought Hanna meters. Pricey but deluxe and accurate.
Use all the above for years then broke down and bought Hanna meters. Pricey but deluxe and accurate.
Are the Hanna meters good for a long enough period that they will be cheaper than test kits over the years? I was considering them but only if this is the case. And sorry, I am not trying to hijack this thread I was just curious on this.
I use the API and haven't noticed any inaccuracies with it like some people are saying. Usually I double test just to make sure and I also occasionally take samples to the LFS to make sure it's reading right because I hear negative things about it a lot. -seems to me, as long as you read and follow directions in the sense of shaking the solutions (I think nitrAte) that you're supposed to, for as long as you're supposed to it should read accurately.
Have you tested with other brands of test kit to know if there is an inaccuracy. And I'm guessing your lfs uses Api cause its cheap so your results would be the same. I used api for years and it always tested high like 80-100 switched to salifert and found they were actually 20 to 40.I use the API and haven't noticed any inaccuracies with it like some people are saying. Usually I double test just to make sure and I also occasionally take samples to the LFS to make sure it's reading right because I hear negative things about it a lot. -seems to me, as long as you read and follow directions in the sense of shaking the solutions (I think nitrAte) that you're supposed to, for as long as you're supposed to it should read accurately.
Have you tested with other brands of test kit to know if there is an inaccuracy. And I'm guessing your lfs uses Api cause its cheap so your results would be the same. I used api for years and it always tested high like 80-100 switched to salifert and found they were actually 20 to 40.