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manda · 02-13-2006, 03:46 PM

i bought a 5 and 1/2 gallon glass tank yesterday. i also bought a filter, heater, theomometer and a couple of live plants. along with some gravel, and a rock decoration.
i got some test strips too. however they are not helpful at all. its called quick dip five. i bought it at walmart. it test the ph, nitrate, nitrite, hardness and alkalinity. but it doesnt give you an acutally number. it has a chart on the box with what colors it needs to be. doesnt tell you if its too high, too low, or anything. it tell you how to fix it. but thats useless if you dont know if its too hight or too low.
bascially NONE of the colors are what they are spose to be on the box.
any recommdations for a testing kit for dummies?

02-13-2006, 03:46 PM	#1
manda Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southren KY Age: 21 Posts: 450	bought my tank and supplies yesterday i bought a 5 and 1/2 gallon glass tank yesterday. i also bought a filter, heater, theomometer and a couple of live plants. along with some gravel, and a rock decoration. i got some test strips too. however they are not helpful at all. its called quick dip five. i bought it at walmart. it test the ph, nitrate, nitrite, hardness and alkalinity. but it doesnt give you an acutally number. it has a chart on the box with what colors it needs to be. doesnt tell you if its too high, too low, or anything. it tell you how to fix it. but thats useless if you dont know if its too hight or too low. bascially NONE of the colors are what they are spose to be on the box. any recommdations for a testing kit for dummies?