Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Phosphate Test Kit

[Salty Reefer]

ANyone have any experience with this particular test kit? Any good?

I can even get my tank water to register on the scale.

0 - is yellow w/ a hint of light green

Mine would be below 0 with yellow and no hint of green.

 

[Anonymous]

garbage.

either get a hanna meter or really good test kits. IE Lamotte

B

 

[mr_X]

i use aquarium pharm, and some of the kits are accurate, but not the phosphate. mine always reads zero. NO phosphates in my tap water. :?
meanwhile my algae flourish.
try salifert.

 

[Anonymous]

I have been a Salifert user for years, and I am trying some of RedSeas tests as my Saliferts run out. I might decide I like them better. They have these waterproof instruction cards, they are simple and the caps fit the test vials tightly with no drips on my fingers when I shake. So far, I like the ones I've tried better or at least the same....

 

[TurboSnail8898]

I would really look into a digital phosphate test, most saltwater phosphate tests don't seem to be accurate enough to really get a good idea of how high (or low) your phosphates really are.

 

[Salty Reefer]

Thanks guys, I figured something was wrong with the test kit.

I used to the kit made by the company that makes Instant Ocean....I think "FasTest". They were good for me in the past guess I'll have to search around and go back to them.

 

[AF Founder]

ANyone have any experience with this particular test kit? Any good?

I can even get my tank water to register on the scale.

0 - is yellow w/ a hint of light green

Mine would be below 0 with yellow and no hint of green.

Aside from expensive professional kits Deltec makes IMO the most accurate at low range -- you want your PO4 below .05-ppm.