Test Kits?

[jesusfreak316]

Who makes the most accurate test kits?

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

That depends on what you are interested in measuring, and what range, but I generally, with a few exceptions, recommend the kits from Hach, Salifert, Seachem, and LaMotte. :)

[ridinshotgun]

Which one is best for ammonia?

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I do not know, as I rarely use any ammonia kit, and have not used one of those brands (LaMotte) for ammonia for 10 years. Sorry.

Are you cycling a tank? Otherwise, I wouldn't bother to measure ammonia.

[ridinshotgun]

Yeah I am cycling a tank right now.

What are your thoughts on Hach's test kit? Is it pretty good, better than others on the market for the basic kit?

thanks!

[facewedgie]

im not saying one brand is better than another, but if you need to use an ammonia test kit, i cant urge you enough to stay away from the seachem one. i like and use many of their kits, but this particular one i found to be almost pointless.

[swearint]

Any recomendations for a calcium test kit? I have an older Lamotte and even when new it was very difficult to interpret. I just tried it the other day and I am getting a reading of over 2000 ppm Ca, so I pretty sure it is incorrect.:eek1:

Thanks,

Todd

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

The salifert calcium test is easy to use. :)