>Most hobbyists would like to avoid water testing or at least reduce it to a
>minimum so if we could design a dip stick test with several bands on it
>(like I use at the surgery for urine tests) that only needed to be used once
>a week for each tank and the results could be compared ona graph corrected
>for say pH and temperature for example then we could watch out for the
>appropriate potential disasters - we might even get a manufacturer to become
>inerested.
These multi-test strips are already available - just check with a chemical
supplier.
BTW Bruce - I'm sending you over a personal sample if you would like to test
it for me :-)
Adrian.
Adrian R. Tappin
Brisbane, Australia.
"Home of the Rainbowfish"
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