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Testing

Water Test Kits

Chemistry test kits for essential water parameters - the diagnostic instruments of every serious aquarist.

Price: Budget For: Both Essential gear $15-$200

📖 Overview

You cant fix what you cant measure. Reliable test kits for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate (freshwater and reef), plus alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, and phosphate (reef) are non-negotiable. Salifert and Hanna checkers are the reef reference standards; API Master Test Kit is the freshwater workhorse.

🏷️ Top Brands

Salifert (reef reference), Hanna Instruments (digital checkers), Red Sea Pro, API (freshwater), Seachem MultiTest.