shenberry Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Water hardness, PH level, Nitrate, Oxygen, Carbon, Ammonia, Phosphate Is there one test kit that does all of this? What is the best test kit? I had planned on getting some plant fertilizer but they all offer different elements and i didn't want to get a fertilizer that would increase a parameter if it was to high already. Quote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovius Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 The API test kit is the go to for most people. I'd recommend it and you can piece some of your other needs in with other API tests. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 There really isn’t one that does everything. And if there were it probably wouldn’t be as good. Most accurate is api or fritz master test kits. Strips do the most. For drop tests sera is a good brand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenberry Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 I might be doing it wrong but sera looks too be German on Amazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Honestly your best bet is probably just to get a kit with the basics and grab whatever else you want the nutrafin master kit is probably the biggest kit you can get but for the price I’m not sure it’s worth it and imo all you really need is a ballpark figure so I wouldn’t worry about best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 On 7/20/2024 at 4:02 PM, shenberry said: but sera looks too be German on Amazon It is. But very good. Directions in English also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 On 7/20/2024 at 7:44 AM, shenberry said: Water hardness, PH level, Nitrate, Oxygen, Carbon, Ammonia, Phosphate Is there one test kit that does all of this? What is the best test kit? I had planned on getting some plant fertilizer but they all offer different elements and i didn't want to get a fertilizer that would increase a parameter if it was to high already. SERA is the only "complete" test kit as well as stuff from JBL. In the US those are far and few between. We tend to have to buy things one test at a time or piecemeal in kits of 2-4 tests. As far as what you actually need.... Phosphate GH KH Total Ammonia/Chloramines (strips work well here) Nitrite (strips work well here) Nitrate (strips work well here) (any other test kits you might want to test for regarding specific plant health) If you are doing pressurized CO2, then you also want a PH high/low kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenberry Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Trying to avoid investing 400 in a c02 setup. Lol Thanks my kit comes Friday can't wait to see my levels. It's hard to see but that stem is almost 48 inches and was no where near that when I started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Need I say more? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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