What do you use for water testing? Test kit or strips?

[chaibill]

Son I have the ADI kit but it may have expired it is from 2006. So I heard about the tetra 6 in 1 test strips. Are they just as good? They have a great rating on Amazon.

 

[tanker]

I do not use strips, I always use the test kit mix.

 

[fishorama]

IME strips are "almost" as accurate as API liquid tests, but not quite. They sure are fast & easy. I used to split the strips in half the long way to reduce costs...How cheap am I? Yeah, that cheap, lol.

Even in my cheapness I would not expect accurate results from a 12 year old test of either type. Time to buy new!

 

[Rbishop]

Liquid all the way. IME, the strips get affected by humidity and some times residue on fingers.

 

[OrionGirl]

Liquid all the way.

 

[FreshyFresh]

.......I used to split the strips in half the long way to reduce costs...How cheap am I? Yeah, that cheap, lol

I've never used strips, but that is a great idea!

To the OP, I've only used the API liquid test kits.