Water testing

maggie · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Can someone advise what brand of water testing kit to buy.

Thank you

Nicodemus

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Mr. Gardener · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 28

On 22 Feb 2006 00:27:04 -0800, "maggie" wrote:

>Can someone advise what brand of water testing kit to buy.
>
>Thank you
>
>Nicodemus

I don't know if there is a best, it all depends on how much you're
willing to pay and how accurate you need to be. I've been using the
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater test kit since time began, pH,
Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates - no hardness test with this kit. A
little under 20 bucks. For more money you get more precision, but I'm
generally satisfied just knowing which ball park my readings are in.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=4454&N=2004+113074

Nutrifin makes my hardness kit, though I very rarely use it. I know
that my tap water is very soft and will just get softer over time in
the aquarium. It's the same kit that my lfs uses at his store. One of
his employees accidently grabbed one off the shelf and opened it, not
knowing there was one already opened for the store, so he couldn't
sell it and gave it to me instead.

Mr Gardener

Artis Sideley · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

As for chemical testing, I think that Sera tests kits work fine.