pH test kits

[vanceny]

I have a hanna checker ph monitor that I'm just not happy with. Right now I'm getting a reading of 9.0 which of course if very high. I'm sure its off. I need to get new calibration solutions. But while I'm at it I want to get a regular test kit to compare it to, can anyone recommend a brand? Is the aquarium pharmacutical test good enough? Anyone have experience with the salifert kit?

Thanks.

 

[Deanos]

Save your money and simply calibrate your monitor. Obtaining the solution can be as simple as going to an LFS that carries them or ordering them online from a vendor such as Reef Exotics (next day ground shipping). This way, you'll accurately know your pH as early as tomorrow.

 

[vanceny]

That's what I was planning to do but since I was making a purchase anyway I figure another $10 for a test kit isn't going to break the budget. At least this way I can verify some of the readings from the probe. I just dont trust the probe even after calibration.