All in one test strips

[wyatt45]

A quick dip and you get a reading for various parameters. Are these accurate enough or is the API test kit worth the increase in time and money?

 

[GaryE]

If the test strips are kept dry and properly stored, they're great. But they are expensive on a per test basis.

The API master test kit isn't very good, as to get the info you get from a good test strip, you need extra testing kits. It's a very limited product. But if all you want to test for is the ammonia cycle, it's much cheaper in the long run, despite the initial outlay.

 

[Essjay]

Many, if not most, 5 or 6 in one strips do not test for ammonia so strips for that need to be purchased as well.

 

[gwand]

I find the API dip sticks as well as others can not reliably differentiate between 0-10 ppm on the nitrate scale