Best Nitrate test kit ?

[Tunnel Rat]

I am using a Sera Nitrate test kit at the moment is there a better one out there ?
Is there a Nitrate kit that does not use powder ?

Has anyone used the Seachem Nitrite & Nitrate MultiTest kit ?

thx
Rat

[Ben]

I am a big fan of the aquarium pharmaceuticals test kits.

very easy to use the nitrate kit. Only 2x agents to perform an accurate test.

Ben

[Proteus]

JBL & Seachem IMO are by far the best Nitrate test kits.

Seachem would be the most accurate as well.

(although LaMotte is even better, but there test kits are expensive and hard to find)

[Tam]

The best test kit for me would be the APharmaceutical ones also... very affordable, simple too use and achieves the same objective.

[ashley]

As a beginner Aquarium Pharmaceuticals has been simple and accurate, its the one for me.
Ashley

[Nathan]

i have the whole aquarium pharmaceuticals fresh water test kit.

comes with:
nitrate test
nitrite test
ammonia test
ph test
high range test (cichlid tanks)

instructions on how to do the test an why it is important to have low nitrites etc.

comes with splash proof colour coding cards for each test

and 4 glas vials to do tests with.

only $50 aswel !!!

[Proteus]

$39.95 online... :wink:

[Tunnel Rat]

Thanks for all the help guys :D
The Sera kit is a real pain because of the powder so will be looking at some of the kits you all told me about.
Nathan that kit sounds good & for that price Proteus its a steel.


thx
Rat

[DIY]

I have tried several brands of test kits including

Dupla (expensive)
Hagen (Some LFS sell refills)
Salifert profi test range (used a lot by reef crowd)
Aquarium Pharmacuticals (cheap & easy)
Wardley (not that common anymore)
and several others

for cost & ease of use, I love the aquarium pharmacuticals (AP) and for better accuracy I use Salifert

as an example, to measure KH he AP test is 1 drop = 1ppm KH and my tapwater changes colour with one drop, so I use the Salifert test which has 0.2ppm per drop (tapwater at my place is 0.6ppm).

I find the hagen test kits annoying as the test tube lids leak when you shake them. I also have no confidence in the accuracy as I have a had a couple of "dud" test kits

Just recently I tried "testing the accuracy" of my Nitrate test test kits by making 2 different solutions of KNO3 in distilled water (5ppm and 20ppm). The results of the 3 test kits I had on hand where:

"known" 5ppm solution
Hagen, showed no colour at all = 0ppm!
AP, 10pm was the closest shade
Salifert, 5ppm was the closest shade

"known" 20ppm solution
Hagen, 10ppm colosest shade
AP, was really a shade between 20ppm and 40ppm (app 30ppm)
Salifert, 25ppm closest shade

The salifert test uses powder though

[Tunnel Rat]

I have tried several brands of test kits including

Dupla (expensive)
Hagen (Some LFS sell refills)
Salifert profi test range (used a lot by reef crowd)
Aquarium Pharmacuticals (cheap & easy)
Wardley (not that common anymore)
and several others

for cost & ease of use, I love the aquarium pharmacuticals (AP) and for better accuracy I use Salifert

as an example, to measure KH he AP test is 1 drop = 1ppm KH and my tapwater changes colour with one drop, so I use the Salifert test which has 0.2ppm per drop (tapwater at my place is 0.6ppm).

I find the hagen test kits annoying as the test tube lids leak when you shake them. I also have no confidence in the accuracy as I have a had a couple of "dud" test kits

Just recently I tried "testing the accuracy" of my Nitrate test test kits by making 2 different solutions of KNO3 in distilled water (5ppm and 20ppm). The results of the 3 test kits I had on hand where:

"known" 5ppm solution
Hagen, showed no colour at all = 0ppm!
AP, 10pm was the closest shade
Salifert, 5ppm was the closest shade

"known" 20ppm solution
Hagen, 10ppm colosest shade
AP, was really a shade between 20ppm and 40ppm (app 30ppm)
Salifert, 25ppm closest shade

The salifert test uses powder though


WOW thanks for all that info :D

Rat