Borrow Test Kit - ammonia, nitrite & need sand
 

Hi I'm starting a 60 gal tank. I wonder if anyone can lent their unused test kit (ammonia & nitrite) and I'll return it when I'm done. In return, I can offer some live rock or future frags or corals. Or if you want to sell them outright just name me the price. I also need sand, my tank is about 2ft x 2ft x 2ft. Thank you for your help. Mike 778 990 8192

Just take a sample to a fish store and they'll test it for free

+1..

Just be nice after and support the local businesses.. cough RedCoral cough Marine Aquaria

cough...cough...OP is in Burnaby, B.C. :wink:

I probably have some test kits for you to use.

If you dont feel like going to JL to have them test the water, u are welcome to swing by and use my API kit, can't really lend it out as I still use it to check my chemistry

who is OP? never heard of them, i know JL, king ed but not OP. Btw, thanks for Bill who gave me his test kit.

OP= Original Poster...

LOL

Honestly, if you are just starting a new tank, investing in a nitrate and amonia test kit would be a good idea. You can get cheap ones for 6-10 dollas a piece.

I checked at the store and it's 44 bucks. I could allocate that to a calcium reactor. A friend just gave me a new PFO reflector for my 250 halide. I'm trying to assemble this tank as cheap as possible. My project this week is to build the stand.

Do you have all the other test kits you're going to need to run a reef tank?

Running as cheap as possible and reef aquariums don't really go together. If you plan on running a calcium reactor...you will need a Ca test kit as well.

You should really just bite the bullet and buy a nitrate, amonia, calcium, PH and an alkalinity test kit. In a new tank, you really need to check the parameters daily. you will be "borrowing" test kits an awful lot.