Which water analysis kit?

[leanne]

then for a week it turned neon blue(which also isn't on the scale) then neon green.

Oh have you had that too? Glad I'm not alone

 

[Bol]

Just in case anyone is confused, the "new" Aquarium Pharmaceutical Master Test Kit now contains these tests:

pH
High range pH
Ammonia (two reagents)
Nitrites
GH

And, just for info, the difference between the "new" and "old" test is ... they went to a salycilate ammonia test (two reagents instead of one) and ditched the KH test.

 

[daisycat]

Bol,

That is the test kit we bought about 2-3 weeks ago. But a couple of days ago we went to the LFS and the test kit now contains nitrate instead of GH so I thought that was the "new" one and the one you describe is the old one??? How confuzzling!

 

[leanne]

And just for the record salicylate is just aspirin...

 

[Bol]

Heh, daisy, it could be. If so, then there are three 'flavors' floating around out there, which could very well be.

To one that I call "old", though, (I bought it about eight months ago) has...

pH
High Range pH
Ammonia (single reagent)
GH
KH
Nitrite


The main ingredient in aspirin is in fact acetylsalicylic acid.

 

[gixer]

Just in case anyone is confused, the "new" Aquarium Pharmaceutical Master Test Kit now contains these tests:

pH
High range pH
Ammonia (two reagents)
Nitrites
GH

And, just for info, the difference between the "new" and "old" test is ... they went to a salycilate ammonia test (two reagents instead of one) and ditched the KH test.

no.. i have that....theres another now with nitrate.

 

[Bol]

Sounds like there's three versions now, then .

Personally, I wish they'd ditch the GH test, and put both nitrites and nitrates (and the two-reagent ammonia test) in the same kit -- I think that'd be a lot more useful.

Of course, once a tank is established, you'll probably use the nitrate test a lot more than the others, so ... /shrug.

 

[Sky042]

also found today Red Sea makes a Master test kit for $44 USD contains tests for
PH
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
GH
KH
Copper
Chlorine
CO2
Bout the only thing in that kit missing is a disolved O2 kit.

 

[Sky042]

Sounds like there's three versions now, then .

Personally, I wish they'd ditch the GH test, and put both nitrites and nitrates (and the two-reagent ammonia test) in the same kit -- I think that'd be a lot more useful.

Of course, once a tank is established, you'll probably use the nitrate test a lot more than the others, so ... /shrug.

Not three versions.
There is the old master test kit that had GH and KH. There is the new onw with the 2 bottle ammonia test and no KH.

I found out that the master test kit that has nitrate is actually the master SALTWATER kit. However the liquid containted in the saltwater kit is the same as the freshwater kit the difference is in teh color chart.

 

[sscamatt]

actually the new freshwater api kit has nitrite AND nitrate... i just ordered it from petsolutions...im so happy

 

[Bol]

Well, now I am thoroughly confused.

Happen to have a link to that product, sscamatt? The only master test kit I can see on petsolution's site that has both nitrite and nitrate tests is the fasTest kit.

 

[Zenn]

I am actually releaved when i was told my pet store does this for free as long as i bring down a sample of my tank water, so it saves me going out to buy the test kit and doing it myself...

 

[Sky042]

I am actually releaved when i was told my pet store does this for free as long as i bring down a sample of my tank water, so it saves me going out to buy the test kit and doing it myself...

It's always much much better to have the kit yourself and do the tests yourself. It saves you lots of time and allows you to monitor things much closer. It's not really complicated. You just go out and buy the tests you need. There is a redsea master kit that contains everything or you can piece together your own kit. IMO anyone who is remotely serious about wanting to keep healthy fish should own their own test setup. You basically need at a minimum PH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate. GH andKH are optional.

 

[Sky042]

Well, now I am thoroughly confused.

Happen to have a link to that product, sscamatt? The only master test kit I can see on petsolution's site that has both nitrite and nitrate tests is the fasTest kit.

The dry tab kit has both. The liquid doesn't though the liquid is the most cost effective. In my above posts I was refering to the liquid test kit which does not contain nitrate test unless its the saltwater variety or if you buy the pro kit which is $57+

 

[Artuk]

We had been using Aquarium Pharmaceuticals liquid tests. We found that the colors were hard to compare to the kits, and the dangerous chemicals were a concern with kids in the household.

We just recently got the "Mardel Master Test Kit 50 Tests" test strips. We like these a lot. They are easier to read, very comprehensive, quick, and safe.

They have a wider range then the liquid tests we had, and included a water hardness test which I had been having trouble finding at the store. I can test for everything in 2 minutes, and dont have to worry about storing them.

Regards,

Artuk