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Old 29-10-2007, 11:57 PM   #1
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Default Prices for test kits (Ammonia, Nitrite & Nitrate)

My test kits were bought in apr this year. after these few months of new setups , moving house etc, been testing alot of water parameters.

now that i needed to buy new ones again, i realised the price went up alot...
previously i bought API ammonia at abt 12+ think now 14. nitrites and nitrates cheaper about 12 each now...

can any bros, recommend where to get that its cheaper ar? Im open to other brands too, as this API testkits give me really weird readings sometimes...

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Old 30-10-2007, 12:47 AM   #2
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That expensive! Sera is good. I guess price diff wouldn't be a lot, but these things you don't usually use unless you cycle a tank. Except ph tests.
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Old 30-10-2007, 12:57 AM   #3
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i bought a ph pen le.. now aiming a ph meter too..
haha. getting high tech now...

ya partly i wanan check if water is cycled anot..
and hows the ammonia nitrite nitrate levels etc.

btw, how many test did sera one allow u to do?
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Old 30-10-2007, 01:05 AM   #4
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I'm not too sure. Mine seems to last a long time, I think because I played cheat. hehehe
Anyway, I use only ph test, still the low tech way. Thinking to upgrade soon, see all of you all use ph meters, and so on. High tech stylo milo.
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got alot of probs one ar..
think a ph pen still better...

electro interference etc etc causes the ph meter to be not accurate leh...
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Old 30-10-2007, 01:11 AM   #6
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I think u can check out our friendly C328. I bought all my test kit there.. Price wise i think is still reasonable..
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Agree, I like C328 although not all their stuff are the cheapest, but as mentioned, the diff is not really a lot. But C328 is a dangerous place to go also, I know always end up buying fish or something I didn't intend to get, there's so much variety there, and the peeps.....they are the friendliest you can ever find.
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Old 30-10-2007, 08:05 AM   #8
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ya man... exactly the same problem im facing...
can give a guideline of the pricing of Sera test kits ?

as well as the number of times it can be used?
Is it strips or liquid to test the water colouration?
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Old 30-10-2007, 08:08 AM   #9
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Sera tests I've used are all liquid, but haven't used the amm & nitrite test kits for a long while so can't advise.

What I did was to half the drops required (correspondingly do the same to the water to be tested)....in that way I doubled the no of tests - cheating lor!
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Old 30-10-2007, 08:11 AM   #10
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thats the way i did too la.. cos the amount they recommended was too much and it was a complete waste i feel...

since u are practising that, then i feel im safe..
haha always feel im the odd one out..

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