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I'm sure you are right. I would expect they are a pretty standard piece of kit. I get wildly differing results depending on wether I use strips, liquid tests etc. I rarely check and this was the first test I had done since last April.

I have ordered new cartridges as it appears its been a while! However, I did see something in Google results, although the page it linked to didn't appear to be there, from JBL that suggested 'damp' could affect the chlorine reading.

Not that I can see. I suspect that although you pay extra for the Proscan strips, that they are identical to the bog standard strips.

To be honest, I only used Prime after the test showed chlorine. It also shows chlorine in my RO (home made), which also has an airstone running in it for a day before using (just as a stirrer for Equilibrium). I suspect the readings are false.

My JBL test strips are measuring an amount of chlorine. This seems unlikely, I use RO water (remineralised with equalibrium) and have dosed with Seachem Prime- are these strips really measuring Chlorine or are they not reliable?

Very! I've done the Pondguru Pimp, the biological media wasn't too bad, I've never left a filter so long, and I won't again!

Probably something in that, I used to religiously clean my filter every month. It's an FX4 on a 200L, so flow was never affected, but it had been neglected and it had its first clean for what must be 5 months at least at the weekend!

Thanks for the help, I'll up the ferts for a while and see what happens.

Looking at the Blyxa again, it looks pretty- just hints of BBA about.

The plants generally look good, although not so much now as CO2 regulator played up. (new one installed). Also I recently had a bit of a large cut back- my crypt parva was growing a bit wild, so taken it down to ground level- it always comes back. Blyxa may look a bit pale, but growing well...

I dose EI as per instructions from Aquariumplantfood, I use moderate Co2. I use remineralized RO, at 50% water changes per week. I consistently measure Zero Nitrate (JBL PRO Liquid tests). This doesn't sound right. Should be upping my ferts? I do have a bit of a BBA outbreak, but I was without...

I have an RO unit and in my main 200l tank I cut 50/50 with tap water and all is good. I recently bought a 57l flex which is planted but currently has no fish. My tap water has a TDS of around 350. I thought I may keep Chilli Rasbora. Just for the hell of I thought I'd try using Seachem...

I do a 50% water change (~100L) weekly and also fill straight from hose- so haven't quite figured out how I'm going to get my 50L of RO in without hurting my back!

I have London tap water, and bought an RO unit last week on a whim, and I can never resist a gizmo. However, although I have only just started reducing my TDS (tank was reading 450, now about 350) since the weekend. It may be my imagination, but my Cardinal Tetras seem to have coloured up...

The Corys are doing fine. Bought some tissue culture plants including Rotaal. Noticeably grown since they were delivered earlier in the week. My concern is when to start restocking with fish- and I think some patience is required!

Not user error in this instance. I rarely check parameters as they are always fine, but as this is a new set up I used My JBL Pro Test that measures a number of items, including GH/KH. I don't usually give 2 hoots about hardness- as you say I just use tap water and it is what it is. Its not the...

I have started again on my 200 L tank. I have a new filter (FX4) but retained by old biological media. I am using new tropica soil. I have done 2 * 50% water changes in the last week since it was set up.. It currently only has 6 small corydora on-(refugees from last set up) I am on London Tap...

I never check my water, however just set up a new aquarium so been keeping an eye on nitrites and couldn't resist a gadget. Was also interested how Jbl proscape soil affected my London water, I think I can say it's reduced Ph and Kh significantly.

Has anyone used this. Nice and simple to use, however seems to give very different results to my drop tests ( which are many years old and been unused for years-do they go out of date?). My aquarium has only been running a few weeks and my drop tests show Nitrite somewhere a tad darker than...