Saltwater Test Kits

[Prismaco]

Currently I get my water tested for free here at my work but I wanted to start doing it my self. What are some good test kits and what all should I get ?


-Paul

[Minnreefer]

We pretty much use only Salifert test kits. we test for calcium, ALK, PH on a regular basis, then nitrate, phosphates and ammonia on occasion.

I would highly recomend Salifert.

HTH

[RWD]

Yup, can't go wrong with Sailfert.

[SAT]

For ammonia I prefer LaMotte. Ammonia is toxic down to about 0.1 ppm, but I've heard (from Habib, so I assume it's true) that Salifert only reads down to 0.5 ppm. LaMotte reads down to 0.05 ppm.

The Salifert tests I have are for calcium and copper. I love the calcium test. I hate the copper test. I use LaMotte for ammonia, NO2, NO3, pH and alk. All of those work well. I use Hach for phosphate and silicate. Both of those work well. I have the Hach Ca/hardness kit, but I find it completely useless -- Salifert is much better for Ca.

I have mixed feelings about the Salifert packaging. The good news is they don't charge for it. The bad news is it's really cheap. In the end I think I prefer the more expensive, better packaged kits, even if they don't work any better.

[Junkzoo]

Salifert,,,,,