ACk, SpS's with colour, I can't find any....

[IceTurf]

in edmonton btw

[michika]

Can you be a bit more specific as to what you want or are you open to basically anything?

[IceTurf]

Your standard coral reef water testing kit to make sure that the pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate are in check among other things.-srry I should make sure to be more specific

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I think the general concensus would be to just purchase quality test kits separately. Salifert and Elos test kits generally seem to be preferred.

[IceTurf]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

I think the general concensus would be to just purchase quality test kits separately. Salifert and Elos test kits generally seem to be preferred.

k tks for the suggestion

[howdy20012002]

A suggestion.
from the sounds of it, you are new to the hobby.
SPS is, IMO, one of the most difficult thing to have in a saltwater tank. take it from someone that has thrown out hundreds of dollars worth of what used to be SPS.
you may want to start with easier things to grow until you become more familiar with the hobby.
it takes years to figure this great hobby out...I might argue that we will never figure it out totally.
I just don't want to see you get frustrated with things.
you should have your tank up and running for several months before even thinking about adding SPS.
I am not sure about the size of your tank, but the smaller it is, the harder it will be to keep these corals alive.
good luck with whatever you decide.
but yea, especially if money may be a concern, SPS is IMO, not the way to go at this point.
Neal

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

Salifert and Elos test kits generally seem to be preferred.

Salifert yes, but I wouldn't recomend ELOS. They may have other good products but the test kits are not up to par.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Salifert yes, but I wouldn't recomend ELOS. They may have other good products but the test kits are not up to par.

Really? I use several ELOS kits with no issues. Or at least none that I know of!

[IceTurf]

What difference between the different brands is noticeablly bad at testing water/not up to par *so I know what to avoid*

[andrewsk]

What makes you say that their test kits are not up to par?

I have have found them equal or better than Sailfert in every catergory.