[Social D]

Does anybody here use the for mentioned test kit, The more i read into what hobbyists are having to say about Salifert the less confident i feel about its accurate readings.

Be interesting to hear from anyone that uses it and how outta whack salifert actually is or not.

Deffo going to get one at some point, Just be good to get a thread going with some info etc from anybody thats used more than one test up against another, It tempting to say Ive always trusted it , But thats not the answer i need to hear

[lindsay]

I have always used the Salifert.Often doing up-to 6 test a day.Being i do so many i get through them quite quick and get an idea from day to day where the systems should be so when opening a new test kit i have found them to normally be in-line with the old one.I think with allot of test kits the problems often come when they have lasted a long time and their accuracy has dropped a little,many test kits suffer this.

[Matt G]

I have never tried Salifert for KH.

I have used JBL (which measures in 1 dkh increments), Elos (to .5dkh) and Machery and Nagel (1 dkh). I must say that the M&N kit is the easiest to use as the colour change is very apparent, blue to red. They do all read slightly differently and I have been recently using the M&N. I don't find the colour change quite as aparent on the other two tests.

Maybe I should take all the kits round to Keiths and test them against his SeaChem kit.

[Tony B]

This one of the reasons why I run my Dkh in double numbers to allow for a faulty test kit.

[Matt G]

jacksok, on Oct 21 2009, 02:36 PM, said:

Sounds like a good idea - I'd like to see the MN kit in the flesh, but wait till I've got a LaMotte kit for comparison (and a reference sample).

Regards,

Keith

Okay - Maybe we should get an FM kit as well just for good measure? http://shop.faunamarin.de/product_info.php...H-Test-Kit.html my JBL kit is almost empty but I reckon it will be good for a few more test, so I could replace with the FM. Will have search to see where I can get one in the UK.

Away next week but let me know when you are ready.

[Social D]

Here you go Matt.

Be good to hear the results


http://www.firststopaquatics.co.uk/acatalo...y_Test_Kit.html

[ChrisR]

Currently Im comparing a Tropic marin, FM and Elos kit all all read the same as each other on a FM reference sample. All tests are easy to use and the positive colour change for all is easy to see- all done witha resolution of 0.5dkh. The tropic Marin is the cheapest of the bunch and just as good as the others, so once ive used this lot up ill stick to the TM kit i think.

[Dave.I]

I also use tropic marin,its easy to use and very consistent.Wont be changing

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

If any of you want the TM kits let me know as i have no prob with getting them in in place or as well as Salifert


jas

[mrfishy]

started using my latest salifert test kit on friday, i test every day and have been very happy with ease of use and accuracy of the old kit.
The new kit didn't have the indicator bottle but the reagent has a dye in it. My problem is the colours are very hard to see let alone get an accurate reading from.
Anyone else find this or might i have a faulty kit, or do i need to get to spectacular savers