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![]() Hey guys. I need some Ph and Alkalinity testing kits. What is recommended? Has anyone found some to be more reliable/unreliable than others?? Where can I get digital ones?
And oh yeah, where's the best place to buy test kits???? Last edited by ZachAttack; 12-30-2009 at 08:58 PM. Reason: added a question |
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![]() I just bought some Seachem, I hate them, too much work... I have just ordered and going back to ELOS, very accurate and simple to use.
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![]() Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk |
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![]() Thanks. What's ELOS, and where can I get it??
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The API test kits are also decent and easy to use for KH. |
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![]() Most LFS have ELOS, but I get mine from jlaquatics.com, they are cheaper on there. Very accurate test kits.
I have never used API, but here they are decent also.
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![]() Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk |
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![]() API for KH, it is cheap and accurate and always consistent. Matches my more expensive Lamotte. Elos is good too. Salifert had a bad batch of KH test kits years ago and I would never trust them again, more so out of principle for denying it. For Ph gets yourself a monitor
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OK, so where can I get a ph monitor?? ![]() |
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![]() got mine here off Canreef but JL Aquatics carries different ones.
I'm using Salifert for Alk, no problems and last couple I got had a calibration solution to check against.
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![]() For alkalinity I would say Elos is a good kit (or Hanna or LaMotte if you're into spending that kind of money).
For pH I wouldn't bother buying a kit as they are quite inaccurate. A handheld digital pH meter (buy calibration solution too for pH 7 and pH 10) is much more accurate. I have a Salifert kit for alkalinity and even though it matches the calibration solution they send with the kit the kit reads 2 dKH higher than accurate, my last one was 3 dKH higher than accurate. I won't buy another Salifert kit for alkalinity. Last edited by Myka; 01-01-2010 at 06:51 PM. |
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THanks, very helpful. where is a good place to buy the handheld Ph testors??
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