Test kit?

[szweier]

Is the pond api test kit the go to test kit to buy for a koi pond. I noticed it doesn’t have a kh test. Is there some better kit to buy?


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[joe09]

Is the pond api test kit the go to test kit to buy for a koi pond. I noticed it doesn’t have a kh test. Is there some better kit to buy?


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i have been using api for years .just buy a kh test kit with it

[Bass0r]

I bought one of these

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000255NCI

Then this as well.

https://www.amazon.com/API-TEST-Fres...dp/B003SNCHMA/

Covers most everything.

I also have a seneye and a few different PH meters to keep my seneye honest lol.

[kdh]

The Freshwater Master Test Kit is the one you should have purchased. As it measures nitrates as well. So you would need to buy the nitrate one separately.

[Bass0r]

I bought both, I just posted the wrong one, will fix.

[szweier]

So the freshwater kit instead of the pond one. Interesting. Thanks for the info


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[GloriaL]

Freshwater Master Test Kit plus KH/GH test kit.

[q2005]

If looking for a good "master test kit" we use

https://koienterprise.com/Test-Kits/...it-p-1045.html

[socalaker]

API’s master fresh water kit nitrate chart has the same color for 40ppm and 80ppm - at this range, you cannot tell what you get!

[Blammo]

I just use my finger, eye(yup-just one),tongue. Taste/temp/targets (-ssss-ssss )

[ademink]

Odd, isn't it? The Pond Kit has a *wide* range pH test kit which is too broad. The Freshwater Kit has the *high* range pH. That's the one you want.

[KoiRun]

API’s master fresh water kit nitrate chart has the same color for 40ppm and 80ppm - at this range, you cannot tell what you get!

Correct! It is very frustrating. I think it is really important to distinguish the difference between 40 and 80 as a pond with 80 is much dirtier than a pond of 40. This should help:

https://youtu.be/5i2zY5sFCDk

[Matt24]

I prefer the wide range ph test over the high range, because it can detect a ph crash. (Of course a kh test is a good indicator of that too.)

[pondfishguy]

API’s master fresh water kit nitrate chart has the same color for 40ppm and 80ppm - at this range, you cannot tell what you get!

You can titrate the sample to get a discernable reading. Dilute 1:1 with distilled water and 40ppm will read 20ppm on the chart and so forth. For very high nitrates dilute 3:1