Mardel Master Water Test Kit Strips (Freshwater/Saltwater), 50ct

by Mardel

Product Features

• Combines Mardel 5 in 1 and Ammonia Test kits
• Non toxic
• Detects six properties of aquarium water
• Easy to use
• Fast results

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 3.1 x 6.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000256E0S
• Item model number: 38400
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,825 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #62 in Pet Supplies > Fish & Aquatic Pets > Test Kits

Product Description

Master Test Kit Strips (Freshwater/Saltwater) 50ct

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast, easy, and cheaper than you think..., January 14, 2006

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R. Wainwright (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mardel Master Water Test Kit Strips (Freshwater/Saltwater), 50ct (Kitchen)

I consider myself a serious aquarist with a setup that cost me over $3000 for my overly spoiled Koi and fancy goldfish. I recently moved from Pennsylvania to New York City where the water quality is not nearly as friendly toward goldfish nor consistent coming out of the tap and so I find myself testing the water many times in between scheduled water changes from the tank as well as the faucet.

I can't stress enough how convenient it is to dip one of these strips and be done with all the testing in one shot, but also consider that the liquid tests are not much more economical.

Each strip costs around $0.20, and with 5 tests all done within about a minute.

Even if you are doing the regular liquid 'drop-tests' for Ph, Nitrate, and Nitrite, those tests typically run at best $0.15 ($0.05 per test), and you're looking at a few minutes for each individually. I personally got tired of rinsing the tubes and leaving them somewhere to dry. But, I would also gladly spend a penny per minute to not have to go through all that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate, October 23, 2009

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Alan Mazer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mardel Master Water Test Kit Strips (Freshwater/Saltwater), 50ct (Kitchen)

These test strips are really convenient and fast. They also appear to be seriously inaccurate. First of all, for nitrate and nitrate I could never get the strip colors to match any of the colors on the standard. Second, for ammonia it always showed clear, which means fine, but which made me suspicious because the tank I'm testing is just a week old, and there SHOULD be some ammonia. After some advice from other fishkeepers I bought the more expensive (and slower and more tedious) API test kit. Sure enough, that not only clearly shows nitrate and nitrite (in expected quantities), but also shows a LOT of ammonia. The API test kit is more expensive initially, and definitely not as convenient to use as the strips, but I'll trade a little convenience for accuracy any day.