Reef Discussion

[Stretcherboy]

hey guys hoping to buy a complete marine test kit in the next week heard the red sea ones are good??? or instead of buying one kit am i better off buying individual kits for specific elements?

cheers andrew

 

[Jonny Glover]

Red sea for ph phosphate , nitrat. and salifert for magnesium, calcium, alkalnity and everything else

 

[Dynamic]

How much do these Red Sea products cost?

 

[Jonny Glover]

Around 20-40 dollars form www.thereefshop.com.au Very reliable kits from what ive been told on other forums.

 

[Stretcherboy]

http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.com.au/test-kits/red-sea-test-kits/cat_188.html
there about $20 prices vary but

 

[Dynamic]

A bit expensive. But are they really good? Worth the money?

 

[Jonny Glover]

Yes, because of how accurate they are :) I don't think guppies sells the new kits thou

 

[Dynamic]

I think I have seen this kits at SECA and Amazing Amazon. AA they were $40 each though...

 

[MagicJ]

You will not need the ammonia and nitrite test kits for long so you are better off seeing if you can borrow these. Once your cycle finishes you will just be testing for nitrate and even that one will not be very often if the tank is looking good. So I have voted for individual kits - just the ones that you need.

 

[MTG]

hey mate, pickup the alk redsea test kit, maybe amonia and nitrate,
hanna meter for the phosphate tests?

 

[Jonny Glover]

hanna is in debate at the moment due to the fact of fluctuating readings

 

[marineclass]

i have a Hagen Master Test Kit - really good and accurate. I have compared readings with my ATI test kits and they both read the same. $140 but it tests a lot. Im just looking forward to when digital tests are cheap enough that you can just set them all up under the tank with it constantly testing and giving a digital read out---ahh the time it will save:rolleyes:

 

[MTG]

its was more the hana alk checkers that were having the issues with their poweder reagents. i find the readings of the phos tester consistant with multiple trys.

 

[Jonny Glover]

its was more the hana alk checkers that were having the issues with their poweder reagents. i find the readings of the phos tester consistant with multiple trys.

That sounds good matt. I might go for one then! Thanks for the more insight review.

 

[MTG]

ebay has them for a steal. i bought mine from over seas with 50 reagents for around 80$?

 

[MagicJ]

This is the place I am looking to get one from :

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HANNA-HI...871?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35aab2afff

Currently around $75 including 50 reagents and postage.

 

[MTG]

i think thats who i used :rolleyes:

 

[Snik66]

i would go with the red seas im getting a few bit on the expensive side but from what i have read they are worth it :)

 

[Jonny Glover]

Redsea a good. Salifert are good to. Api are pretty average but give decent readings to go by. It's not just the kits you look at. It's how the coral look

 

[slin1977]

I use salifert for all my testing needs and hanna for phosphate, all I am short now is a pottasium kit and I will get it from K Z