Tests

[Sara7814]

ok so i am really sure that i asked this before..but i cant seem to find it and i was going to order some tests that way i dont have to travel 30 mins to the pet store to get my water tested

so again... what tests to i need to get and wheres a good link to them.

[ChrisPrusha]

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...ert.asp?CartId=

I would get a nitrate, phosphate and pH kit, and if you have corals I'd nab a calcium and KH/Alkalinity kit.

Are you dosing anything?

[Sara7814]

i am not "dosing" anything

i plan to have seahorses pipefish, and then whatever coral wont sting them i will have.. i have a feather duster as well...

what do those corals that dont sting need?

[DevilBoy]

i would also nab an ammonia test also

[Sara7814]

SF1111	Salifert Ammonia Test Kit	$17.95
SF1113	Salifert Boron Test Kit	$17.95
SF1115	Salifert Calcium Test Kit	$22.95
SF1119	Salifert Copper Test Kit	$17.95
SF1121	Salifert Iodine Test Kit	$31.95
SF1123	Salifert KH/Alkalinity Test Kit	$13.95
SF1125	Salifert Magnesium Test Kit	$23.95
SF1127	Salifert Nitrite Test Kit	$14.95
SF1129	Salifert Nitrate Test Kit	$17.95
SF1131	Salifert Dissolved Oxygen Test Kit	$17.95
SF1133	Salifert Phosphate Test Kit	$17.95
SF1135	Salifert pH Test Kit	$11.95
SF1137	Salifert Silicate Test Kit

out of those.. i am going to order

[Sara7814]

	Salifert Ammonia Test Kit Item Code: SF1111 Usually ships the next business day.	$17.95
	Salifert Nitrite Test Kit Item Code: SF1127 Usually ships the next business day.	$14.95
	Salifert Nitrate Test Kit Item Code: SF1129 Usually ships the next business day.	$17.95
	Salifert Phosphate Test Kit Item Code: SF1133 Usually ships the next business day.	$17.95
	Salifert pH Test Kit Item Code: SF1135 Usually ships the next business day.	$11.95
	Salifert Calcium Test Kit Item Code: SF1115 Usually ships the next business day.	$22.95
	Salifert KH/Alkalinity Test Kit Item Code: SF1123 Usually ships the next business day.

Subtotal	$117.65
Shipping	$9.99
Total	$127.64

good??

[Sara7814]

how many tests come in there?

[Sara7814]

nevermind..found it

[jph]

i ordered (and am using it right now) this kit: (it's $26 at marinedepot)

SeaChem Multitest: Marine Basic Test Kit
(pH, alkalinity, free/total ammonia, nitrite, nitrate Multi Test Kit)

but once i'm done curing my liverock, and have water in the main tank, i'm ordering salifert test kists for: nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, pH, calcium, KH/Alk, phosphates, magnesium.

no wait, i need that phosphates kit sooner




J.

[Sara7814]

well im not about to waste money on tests that i dont need. i will order right.. my tank has been set up for 2 months or so now.. i have stuff living in it.. the pet store tests my water..i just want my own tests now

[Sara7814]

Salifert Ammonia Test Kit
Salifert Nitrite Test Kit
Salifert Phosphate Test Kit
Salifert Nitrate Test Kit
Salifert pH Test Kit
Salifert Calcium Test Kit
Salifert KH/Alkalinity Test Kit


are all bought.... should get them by friday at the lastest i would think

[DevilBoy]

that should be all you need.

When it comes to test kits. i dont go the cheap route. i want the best for my critters. and salifert is on the top of the list.

Sara,
I am fore warning you now, the salifert ammonia kit is very heard to read the chart. The is really no color variance between some of the readings. So be very careful trying to read it. I use natural sunlight when i read my test results. u may get a different color under your house lights.

I just open the blinds on a window, and use the light from outside.

[pledosophy]

How often do you guys really test your tanks?

I test for pH and Ca, but after the tank is up, unless there is a problem, that's about it.

I do agree though Sara, those are all of the kits you will need.

[Loverotties]

Salifert is the best!And easy to read.

[jenajet]

Test, you mean I still have to do that! J/k kinda. After test after test reading the same I quit testing everything. Usually just before I do a waterchange I will test. Only ph,ammonia, trate, and trite. Usually the levels are all still 0 so do the normal 20%. If it is showing slight readings (waiting to long to do the change) I do a larger wc then test again and back to normal.