Best water testing kit

[Kapachuka3]

I have an API testing kit that ive used for some time. It always tests red which means very high nitrates for the kit, even though everything is acting normal in the tank. Whats the most accurate kit to use?

 

[Duffer]

For me it is Hanna high nitrate test kit, no more color testing and I love it

 

[bushdoc]

It will be very difficult, even using magnifying glass or microscope to find somebody on R2R forums to trust API test, with perhaps exception of crude testing for ammonia.
For Nitrates I would suggest Hana checker(same for phosphates), followed by Red Sea test, for other test, like dKH, Ca,Mg, Salifert of Aquaforest is my choice.

 

[Kapachuka3]

It will be very difficult, even using magnifying glass or microscope to find somebody on R2R forums to trust API test, with perhaps exception of crude testing for ammonia.
For Nitrates I would suggest Hana checker(same for phosphates), followed by Red Sea test, for other test, like dKH, Ca,Mg, Salifert of Aquaforest is my choice.

Sounds good i agree that Api kits suck.

 

[Lps_lover12]

I use Hanna for nitrates and phosphate and alkalinity and really like them. I use salifert for cal, mg and alk

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have an API testing kit that ive used for some time. It always tests red which means very high nitrates for the kit, even though everything is acting normal in the tank. Whats the most accurate kit to use?

hanna and salifert