Salifert Test Kits

I live in Des Moines and looking for



Salifert Test Kits or Red Sea Pro test kits



Does anyone know where I Can find them?

 

amazon has them idk any place in des moines

 

It depends on which Salifert test your looking for, but I know Adam's had some Salifert kits (Magnesium for sure). You'd probably be much better off ordering them online if you can wait though. Keep in mind that some of the less common kits can sit on the shelves at an LFS for quite a long time and may be approaching their expiration date.

 

Thanks for the replys I live right next to adam's and was there yesterday but did not see them.

I think i am just going to go with that cheap stuff and not care as much

 

If you are just starting your tank and are not planning on any difficult fish or corals, I think that the less accurate and expensive API test kits should work. I am sure some will disagree, however, if you take the time to stock your tank slowly and understand that your test kit's limitations, you should be fine. Keep a close eye on your ecosystem for any changes for hints. Just plan to possibly upgrade down the road when your tank matures further.

 

Great ya I had to go with the cheap API test kits. I felt kind of dirty using them and they are a bit hard to manage. However, I was very happy to use them since they gave very very different results compared to the cheap walmart saltwater test strips.

 

Currently it looks like my levels are:

Salt 1.025-1.026
Carbonate 143.2-179
Calcium 460ppm
ammonia .25-.50
ph 8.2-8.4

 

Great thanks for the info

I actually live right by Adams and they said they did not carry it so I went down the road and bought the cheap apt tests all for 30$. Later don the road I plan on getting Better test kits, but this is still an upgrade for me since I was using test strips from Walmart that were giving some very bad results.

Yes i am cycling and today the ammonia is at around .25