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    Skyhigh - Reefkeeper
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    Sense i started running a CA reactor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    BeakerBob - Reefkeeper
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    I can see the logic of maintaining a backup test kit, but have to wonder how you use it.

    Do you use the 2nd kit because you don't trust the result from the first kit? If so, then which results do you go with....the first or second test?

    Why don't you use a test standard (sample with known concentration) to check the kit out for accuracy before testing the tank water?
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    Sir Patrick - Reefkeeper A2 Club Coordinator
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    I dont have a back up, personaly- but I do test against freinds kits, every now and then, just to be sure. I also utilize the free tests at my local fish store, when I am under the impression somthing is off.

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    No backup test kits for me. I have back ups for some mechanical components but extra test kits would be extraneous for my current livestock and system.

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