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DarkDH

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What do you guys trust more/prefer to have?

Liquid test kits or strip?

I need to start up DIY Co2 and don't want my Ph to crash.

And I also have to save money for a lighting system...

 

Mgamer20o0

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• Mar 19, 2008

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with a diy co2 its hard for you to over do it. make a post asking your co2 questions and ill answer. as for your question on hand liquid.

 

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• Mar 19, 2008

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liquid by far

 

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• Mar 19, 2008

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Liquid. NO comparison as far as accuracy is concerned.

 

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• Mar 19, 2008

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API

 

BoredAgain

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• Mar 19, 2008

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'quid!

 

Mgamer20o0

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harder one is what liquid test..... most people will say api but a few people been having problems......

 

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• Mar 20, 2008

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Liquid! I'll place different parems in a hat and pull some out before I use strips (same thing).

 

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• Mar 20, 2008

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liquid

 

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I use both regularly. I use the quicker strip to get a ballpark read, and if it's too far off
from what I expect, the I do the slower liquid test to get a more accurate test result.

For pH tests, I use a handheld digital pH meter, with which I can check the accuracy
of both the strip and liquid tests.