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Last Post 12/05/2008 08:19 PM by MULE. 8 Replies.
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12/02/2008 07:24 PM  
I'll be picking up some test kits this week.What  brand does everyone recomend?
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12/02/2008 07:48 PM  
Salifert is a good brand
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12/02/2008 09:02 PM  
I use Salifert as well, they are kinda pricey but have always been accurate IMO.
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12/03/2008 02:29 AM  
Lamotte ...I just started using Lamotte and they are by FAR better than anything I have used by a long shot!

You can get them at Premium Aquatics...best part is that you can buy refills cheap!

I bought an alk kit for 24.00 and refills are only 9.95 for 50 tests...and these are a quality that none of the others can touch not even the Elos kits that are so big right now.
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12/03/2008 06:47 AM  
Posted By einsteins on 12/03/2008 12:29 AM
Lamotte ...I just started using Lamotte and they are by FAR better than anything I have used by a long shot!

You can get them at Premium Aquatics...best part is that you can buy refills cheap!

I bought an alk kit for 24.00 and refills are only 9.95 for 50 tests...and these are a quality that none of the others can touch not even the Elos kits that are so big right now.


I agree, best kits out there for sure.
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12/03/2008 10:27 AM  
I like the elos kits, they read very well.
However they don't offer everything you need so which they don't have I supplement with sailfert kits
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12/03/2008 11:12 AM  
I can say this:

API kits are very common, but not very accurate. I can make my nitrate test say whatever I want, rather than relying on the result and knowing it's right.
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12/05/2008 08:17 PM  
Thanks all .I called the pet shop today and was told that all they sell is the tetra test kit.Tetra....is'nt tetra to test kits what the yugo was to cars?
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12/05/2008 08:19 PM  
Shoot forgot to add....What do you test for ?.I was thinking just phos.and nitrate.I will have a softy only tank
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