Which Test Kit To Buy??

[spicyball]

hi ppl...i currently have a accurate ammonia test kit...but i stupidly bought AZOO test kits for for my no2 and no3 which really suck...so i decided to change them..

due to financial constraint...i can only buy one of them..preferably salifert ones...in the 4th week of my cycling process..which one should i buy??..can any1 advise???

[Achilles Tang]

If you want to skip buying a test kit, then you can skip the nitrite test kit but you have to prolong your cycling period and test your NO3 regularly to see the peak and decline anyway.... you can buy a cheap nitrite kit to use, IMO. I used it once and never used it again... expired many many moons ago.

[spicyball]

ok...thanks alot for ur advice...think i should be getting my no3 test kit soon

[spicyball]

oh..one more thing to add...should i start my protein skimmer now..i scared that it will affect my water cycle..

[bawater]

since you are already in the 4th week, running the skimmer would be better- and will not harm or disrupt the cycle.

[junyong84]

i ran my skimmer since the first day i added water into my tank...