API 5 in 1 Aquarium Test Strips

I have this along with an API ammonia dropper test kit. I'm a week into cycling my tank so I expected to get some particular readings. The readings from this test strip were the same as the readings that my local fish store gave me when I brought some water in, so they work. Performing the test is dirt simple and reading them isn't too hard (maybe a little if it looks like its in between two colors). Obviously if you don't follow instructions you'll get bad readings and most likely blame the product. Here's a summary of the instructions in case you're wondering how it works.

It's simple. Dip strip in, swirl twice, then pull out with the strip horizontal and face up. Don't shake off the water. Read the GH & KH immediately. Read the pH, NO2, NO3 after 30 seconds.

If you're careless and just pull it out and read it vertically, I imagine the water could run off from the higher test pads down to lower ones on the strip and completely screw up everything, so don't do that.

This is 10 times more quick then doing drops for everything, but you can be more precise with drops. Still, I find this to be perfectly acceptable for monitoring the levels of everything so I'm happy.

I think this test kit works fine (I haven't tested against another to make sure). It is easy to read. The problem is that the instruction sheet is massive and hard to read. It would be nice to have a cheat sheet or something less dense to compare results. But after doing a few I know what to look for.

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We're new to keeping an aquarium and we wanted some basic testing supplies. This test strips are very easy to use and easy to read. There may be better, more accurate tests out there, but for our needs, these work very well. They help us keep up with our tank's water quality and give us an idea of how to fix any problems. For us novice fish-keepers, these do the job!

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They work good what else is there to say, but they work good thank you for a good product for me

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