Mail in water testing?

[RaeRae]

Has anyone used these? Did they help? What company did you use?

 

[Chuk]

Just sending my 1st one ever out tomorrow. I used ATI. I got it because they tested the RO water too. I have some hair algae that started growing with <.5 nitrate and .02 phosphate and I want to make sure my membrane isn’t passing silicate or anything hard to remove like that. That way I get my RO tested plus get to see what my tanks doing.

 

[cmoore806]

Just sending my 1st one ever out tomorrow. I used ATI. I got it because they tested the RO water too. I have some hair algae that started growing with <.5 nitrate and .02 phosphate and I want to make sure my membrane isn’t passing silicate or anything hard to remove like that. That way I get my RO tested plus get to see what my tanks doing.

same here, and the same reason. Pretty quick it was under two weeks.

 

[Nitcrawler]

Just did the triton, & ,Icp, I did a water change, the min I did that alge all over, so I think my RO is acting up. So I think I’m getting bad water, let’s find out

 

[vetteguy53081]

I used to use Triton But after them losing TWO of my samples I sent in, I went to icp-analysis and like them.

 

[esther]

I use Triton. But noticing a huge lag in when I ship to when they receive.... USPS isn’t running as fast as it used to I guess. ;Bored

 

[Pistondog]

Has anyone used these? Did they help? What company did you use?

I run the triton method, I'll test every 6 months.
For example, since I remove chaeto, that requires iodine replacement.
Others too.

 

[proxy001]

I used triton. I was randomly checking the website and saw the results posted, never got an email...

 

[SPitts6654]

I’ve used ICP-Anslysis in the past when I got a free kit at MACNA last year and I just sent in an ATI. As mentioned above ATI also checks your RO. I’d say it’s good to do if something seems off with the tank and the normal parameters are all where you except them to be. Might be something off with the trace elements that you aren’t testing for.