Utah Reefs Homepage
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Testing Kits? What is best to use?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Testing Kits? What is best to use?
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
dukester48 View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: April 05 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 363 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dukester48 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Testing Kits? What is best to use?
    Posted: October 22 2008 at 12:46pm
I havent been testing for everything in my tank.  And until lately I have had really good luck just keeping track of PH Salinity and Nitrates.  Everything has been struggling and I read somewhere that Salifert kits arent that great and that Lamotte was the way to go.

I found this on Ebay:

LAMOTTE COMPLETE SALT WATER TEST KIT

http://cgi.ebay.com/LAMOTTE-COMPLETE-SALT-WATER-TEST-KIT_W0QQitemZ140276724889QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140276724889&_trkparms=72%3A1421|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ebayphotohosting

Will this have everything that I would want to test for?  And is this the best brand to buy?

Jeff
Back to Top
jfinch View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: March 06 2003
Location: Pleasant Grove
Status: Offline
Points: 7067 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jfinch Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2008 at 1:19pm
Lamotte are good kits, but typically expensive. 

I've always found Salifert kits to be very easy to use and pretty accurate (as near as I could tell, compared to testing in our water lab here at work).
Jon

What I've been doing...
Back to Top
dukester48 View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: April 05 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 363 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dukester48 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2008 at 1:20pm
Im just confused on why that complete kit on ebay is only 99$ when I see what looks like the same kit going for 269$ everywhere else...
Back to Top
dukester48 View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: April 05 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 363 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dukester48 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2008 at 2:01pm
I asked the seller the model number and they responded with LMAQ2

This is what the model is which is "FISH FARM 9" and is for freshwater.... Will this work for saltwater testing?
http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/2232/Fish-Farm-9-Test-Kit-Freshwater
Back to Top
Adam Blundell View Drop Down
Presidency
Presidency
Avatar

Joined: June 24 2002
Location: Davis County
Status: Offline
Points: 18526 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Adam Blundell Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2008 at 2:26pm
For that cost you could buy a Sera-USA master kit, and it has more common test kits (most people don't want CO2 or O2).
 
Adam
Come to a meeting, they’re fun!
Back to Top
dukester48 View Drop Down
Guest
Guest
Avatar

Joined: April 05 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 363 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dukester48 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2008 at 2:34pm
The seller corrected themselves and said it is the LMAQ4 which I cant find for cheaper than 269.99$.  I purchased it for 99$.  Hopefully I don't regret it.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.03
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.281 seconds.