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View Poll Results: What is the best test kits?
Elos 45 37.19%
Hagen 8 6.61%
Master 8 6.61%
Saiflert 60 49.59%
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Old 03-25-2008, 10:00 PM
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In your opinion, what is the best brand of test kit?
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I use Hagen for Ammonia and Nitrate, and Salifert for Calcium, Magnesium, Alk, and Phosphate. Seems to do the trick for me.
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Salifert and Elos (IMO)
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Not sure of accuracy but been going back and forward between Salifert and Elos due availability. Prefer Salifert for use.
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I prefer Elos then Salifert and API is one of my favour but not listed
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My vote goes to salifert, but I also have not tried elos or master.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I used Elos when I started the hobby. Found the test kits easy to use. I haven't tried any others. I also like the Hanna PO4 tester.
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