Test kit

[Wolf89]

What is a good and cheap test kit that tests for everything I need to test in a reef tank?

 

[lapin]

Good and cheap are not words that work well together

 

[geddavis]

just get sailfert test kits for calcium magnesium and alkalinity for reef parameters. then just get a few kits for nutrients. nitrite nitrate and ammonia along with Ph. these are the tests you need. I like sailfert because they are comparatively cheap and high quality.

 

[Wolf89]

just get sailfert test kits for calcium magnesium and alkalinity for reef parameters. then just get a few kits for nutrients. nitrite nitrate and ammonia along with Ph. these are the tests you need. I like sailfert because they are comparatively cheap and high quality.

what about phosphate and calcium?

 

[geddavis]

phosphate is also important but those are the must-haves.

 

[lapin]

Here is what most advance reefers will say
Salfert for Cal and Mag
Hanna for Alk and Phosphate
Red Sea Pro for Nitrate

 

[jtl]

I agree with Lapin except I just use an API for alk, it is just as good as any and cheap. I also use API for Nitrite, Ammonia and pH.

 

[MaiReef]

Salifert Phosphorus is one of the easiest to read, but the Red Sea for Calcium, Magnesium, but otherwise the Reef API works great.