Test Kits

[queshibo]

Can some one tell me if there is a kit out there that gives real numbers or are the all the same, as far as having to match the colors on the side of a card and guestimating

[amcarrig]

Originally Posted by queshibo

Can some one tell me if there is a kit out there that gives real numbers or are the all the same, as far as having to match the colors on the side of a card and guestimating

Pretty much all test kits are of the color matching variety.

[queshibo]

i have the tetra test kit for saltwater is that ok or there a better one

[inwall75]

Which Tetratest ones do you have?

Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
Calcium
Alkalinity
pH
Magnesium
Phosphates

Whichever ones you don't have, I would mail order Salifert as opposed to Tetra Test.

Always avoid Oceanic and Hagen test kits. I'm not a huge fan of a lot of the Red Sea test kits either as the color change is sometimes hard to see on certain tests and some of their kits are "iffy" and you have to repeat the test at least twice to see if the results are the same.