are test srips very reliable i remember a thread on test kits a month or two ago but i dont remember what every one said.
thanks
are test srips very reliable i remember a thread on test kits a month or two ago but i dont remember what every one said.
thanks
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a lot of us on here say "if you test with test strips, you might as well not test". i think they are to unreliable for the specifics we deal with.
Shawn i tried them and was not satisfied with the results as i compared them
with a Salifert kit that i believe is one of the best
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The truth about test strips is that as soon as they come into contact with air ie. pop the seal they degrade. I always use salifert test kits for trace elements and doc wells or tetra for Nitrates, nitrites ans Am. So yes they are completely inaccurate.
how much are those kits at your store purple ?? they discontinued the ones i was using, so i need a new one.
I hate say it but I go to petsmart for doc wells. As for the sulifert about 18.99 to 27.99 can't rember having a bad case of crs tonight I will check for you tommarow.
http://www.geocities.com/hans1976/Salifert.html?200513
A price comparison for Salifert
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i test with strips every week but test with the good tests every other week. the strips are easier and faster IMO, but if they show that somthing is off i retest with the other. basicly i use both to double check
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so Mutts, why not just test with the one you trust ?? why double check if you don't have to ??
because i am cheap and won't order test strips online so i have to drive two hours to get to where i buy them. plus alot of time i just want some reasurance that everything is okay before i go to bed/school/work/out and don't have alot of time
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