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wilfx
11/27/2009, 06:40 PM
What test kit do you prefer for calcium and Mag?
arredondojason
11/27/2009, 06:42 PM
i really like salifert test kits.
bearpeidog
11/27/2009, 06:46 PM
+1 Salifert - they are the best (IMO)
spleify
11/27/2009, 06:51 PM
I also use Salifert kits
TimG
11/27/2009, 07:01 PM
Salifert!

Tried Seachem for Calcium twice but the powder always turns hard from moisture.
Keiki Moana
11/27/2009, 08:20 PM
Agree..salifert..its worth the higher cost.
thegrun
11/27/2009, 08:27 PM
The API calcium is easier to use and produces numbers that are within 10 ppm when I compare it to the Salifert. I have both and switch between them.
plyle02
11/27/2009, 08:30 PM
I use Lamotte for Alk, Salifert for CA and Elos for Mag, and NO3.
I also use KZ for K testing.

I really like Lamotte though for alk, much more exact than Salifert, IMO..
GL
lewk
11/27/2009, 09:30 PM
Salifert for me
jarrett shark
11/27/2009, 09:32 PM
Salifert for me also
lin0501
11/27/2009, 09:38 PM
I use API but I'll switch to Salifert next time around.
Nereaga
11/27/2009, 09:40 PM
Tropic Marin....
wilfx
11/28/2009, 06:51 AM
Looks like salifert has it. Thanks
Frogmanx82
11/28/2009, 08:23 AM
You can't go too wrong with Salifert, but they aren't best at everything. I think elos has a better phosphate test and API is cheap and just as good for calcium. Lamotte for nitrate has lots of supporters though I haven't tried it.