Best test kits

[Aquanut]

In your opinion, what is the best brand of test kit?

[wetcoast]

I use Hagen for Ammonia and Nitrate, and Salifert for Calcium, Magnesium, Alk, and Phosphate. Seems to do the trick for me.

[Jason McK]

Salifert and Elos (IMO)
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[mark]

Not sure of accuracy but been going back and forward between Salifert and Elos due availability. Prefer Salifert for use.

[ferret]

I prefer Elos then Salifert and API is one of my favour but not listed

[dareefguy]

My vote goes to salifert, but I also have not tried elos or master.

[justinl]

A while back I would have said salifert because it is a bit chearper than elos, but ever since that big sorta fiasco with salifert, my faith in their kits has been shaken.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by justinl

A while back I would have said salifert because it is a bit chearper than elos, but ever since that big sorta fiasco with salifert, my faith in their kits has been shaken.

Yeah..thats why i grabbed all my elos kits...well one api but i needed a kit and it was all i could find last minute.

[Keri]

I use API, for amm, ph, trate, trite and instant ocean for ca and Alk....but I have nothing to compare it too. I'd like to bring some water into J&L next time for testing to see if my params are really as good as they say they are.

[kwirky]

i like salifert's nitrate kit. for everything else I like elos. for ammonia I use API because I find it goes low enough. I only test ammonia when quarantining anyways.