Dustinba
Active Member
My tank is a 32 biocube, recently cycled. I am running chemi elite, purigen and chaeto as far as media. Aragonite dry sand - 20lbs. 40lbs live rock. Tank finished cycling 2 weeks ago. I always tested with API test kits to monitor progress. I tested with Salifert today as it came in the mail today.
I was always using API test kits, but recently bought a ammonia, no2, no3 and PH Salifert test kits.
My most recent testing in as follows: Ammonia 0, no2 0, no3 <1, alk- 7/8, salinity 1.025 and here is where it gets tricky with the PH. As far as I knew, any PH test, even API, was for the most part accurate. API shows 8.0 and Salifert show 7.4. If anyone is familiar with the Salifert test kit, my color matches the white square below 7.4.
All the fish seem perfectly fine, so should I buy a different brand test kit to confirm? I measured PH twice both on API and Salifert to confirm results.
Salifert did not specify a waiting period for PH test result to wait, so I waited 5-8 minutes before checking results as well as right after mixing.
Any help would be appreciated.
I was always using API test kits, but recently bought a ammonia, no2, no3 and PH Salifert test kits.
My most recent testing in as follows: Ammonia 0, no2 0, no3 <1, alk- 7/8, salinity 1.025 and here is where it gets tricky with the PH. As far as I knew, any PH test, even API, was for the most part accurate. API shows 8.0 and Salifert show 7.4. If anyone is familiar with the Salifert test kit, my color matches the white square below 7.4.
All the fish seem perfectly fine, so should I buy a different brand test kit to confirm? I measured PH twice both on API and Salifert to confirm results.
Salifert did not specify a waiting period for PH test result to wait, so I waited 5-8 minutes before checking results as well as right after mixing.
Any help would be appreciated.
