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What is the best water test kit?

momma asked:

I have api water strips and it is a little hard to get an exact reading. Also at what level is nitrate to high or toxic(my level is 40)? also my ph reads 6.0 but that is the lowest on the strip so could it actually be lower?

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This was written by admin1. Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at 8:48 am. Filed under Other - Health. Tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

2 Comments

  1. Stephanie wrote:

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    strips are totally inaccurate. Go ahead and buy the liquid testing kits from API.

    Oh wow, 40 is high. Do 50% water change and gravel vac your gravel asap!

    Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 6:45 pm | Permalink
  2. PChu wrote:

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    API water strips are for convenience only. Actually, all test strips are for convenience and a quick look only. API makes a very accurate liquid test kit that I use (and many people will probably recommend). If you get it at a petstore, it’ll probably cost you around $30. Look for it on Amazon.com, I found it there for about $19.

    40ppm is dangerous, if not toxic. Most aquarists shoot for under 25ppm. Do a water change and it will drop.

    Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 7:01 am | Permalink