Test Kits

[dougzfresh]

Accurate test kit since we all know api isn’t it , btw i have a FWLR

 

[ndrwater]

Hanna in general are very accurate.
Some are more finicky than others. The Calcuum test falls in this category, but if you follow the directions implicitly, you will have consistently accurate results

 

[BriDroid]

I like Hanna for everything, but I’m not good at determining colors and color changes since I’ve gotten older.

 

[Dan_P]

Accurate test kit since we all know api isn’t it , btw i have a FWLR

What are you testing that needs to be accurate?

 

[dougzfresh]

Accurate test kit since we all know api isn’t it , btw i have a FWLR

What are you testing that needs to be accurate?

in reality i’m starting to learn these parameter don’t affect my fwlr to much, maybe i just need a hannah for copper levels.

 

[ndrwater]

in reality i’m starting to learn these parameter don’t affect my fwlr to much, maybe i just need a hannah for copper levels.

FWIW, I am in the process of bringing my tank that was a FWLR for the last few years to a reef. I can also tell you that Nitrate and Phosphate are the two parameters that i am fighting to bring back under control because i didn't care because it was "just a fish tank".
Nitrate is a big contributor to Hole in the head disease aka HLLE. Phosphate is an issue along with Nitrate as algae food.
You dont have to look far to find a thread asking about how to deal with nuisance algae..
I would pay attention to those two parameters at a bare minimum for not only fish health but keeping unsightly algae at bay..
Just my 2¢>>>

 

[Dan_P]

in reality i’m starting to learn these parameter don’t affect my fwlr to much, maybe i just need a hannah for copper levels.

Sounds like you are on the right track.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

in reality i’m starting to learn these parameter don’t affect my fwlr to much, maybe i just need a hannah for copper levels.

That checker is good for medication levels, but seems to often gives false high values at the low and and is not useful for making sure a display tank is low enough in copper.

 

[bvickery1974]

I use API for Ammonia and Nitrite (had Seifert and was actually getting 0 on both when I had some. API has been pretty good for those).

Went Hanna for Alk, Nitrate and Phosphate ULR. VERY happy with those.
Did go Seifert for Mag and Cal.