Would appreciate informed opinons on this.
There are two basic water testing systems to test pH, ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, etc) on the market.
One system requires the addition of reagent drops to a sample of aquarium water and then the water sample color is compared to a standardized scale. The other system requires dipping a paper strip into the aquarium water and then checking color changes on the paper.
Which of these two approaches seems to be the most accurate? They both seem to cost about the same.
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I've tried both. The drops take longer to do the test then the strips, but they do a better job.
definitely drops. the test strips are often innacurate
Strips are useless - drops are much more accurate !!!
Strips are easy, but expensive and not accurate. Use the drops, you can get a complete kit for about $30 but you can do hundreds of tests, compared to a few dozen for nearly the same amount. I do them weekly and keep records of the results, it helps if something happens.
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