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Re: Esha test kit



Hi Glen;

>I assume the test kit is by Esha. These are great for the convenience but
>(having used them for a while) I use them just as a guideline. 
>This sounds like a contradiction but basically because of there ease of use
>they do have a function in my housekeeping. For water hardness and PH I do
>tend to use specific kit's simply because I have noticed a difference.
>German Ram's just means that they have been bred in Germany. We seem to do
>this a lot in the UK. I have some and they seem to be more resilient than
>normal Ram's although they might not like the addition of Sodium
>Bicarbonate.

The Esha testkit is pretty much useless. The only accurate reading you get
is for NO3. NO2 is useless, pH and KH don't work, and GH is a very rough
approximation. Don't waste your money on it.

Best regards

Hugo