Opinions on test strips

[Aristarchus]

What is everyone's opinion on test strips? Are they worth a damn or are they pretty inaccurate? The reason I ask is because I have a bunch of Mardel test strips and I don't want them to just go to waste.

Kyle

[Flipper62]

Scrap them..............Test strips are good for testing swimming pool water.

Get yourself some Salifert test kits. The API kits are OK for high levels, Not good on low levels.

[Aristarchus]

for sale or trade: two bottles of test strips... will trade for test kit... :P

Gonna go check out the LFS this weekend

[fishnub]

i would save them... get your new kit and check results against what your strips say. if your stips test the same use em up.

[VacavilleFC3S]

garbage.

[dave90ztt]

i agree scrap them. the higher end test kits are pricey but whats the point of testing if your not getting the correct results? invest in a good kit

[Aristarchus]

thanks for the responses, will be looking at test kits today

[dwd5813]

if i had them lying around i'd check them against my tests but if i was out buying tests they wouldn't be my choice.

[dsn112]

I have always used them for a quick ballpark status inbetween real tests. I usualy test twice a month unless I have an issue.

How I use them is once I test with the good kit, i then do a dip immediatly after. I then notate the results of each so I know what my strip should read if all is good.

would never use them as my only test though, only on my freshwater i do that