Favourite Drop Checker for Nano fish

[Vandal Gardener]

I have the traditional shaped "tear drop" drop checkers on my Trigon and nano tanks and never had any bother (except distinguishing the colour of the solution). Except now I've just fished one of my pseudogumil iluminatus (red neon rainbow) from the nano sized drop checker and could've only happened in the last couple of hours. I'd read recently (don't know where) about a similar thing happening to someone else.

So what's everyone's go to drop checker? One with a white section would be superb as I can never tell what colour it is unless I shine my bike torch with a white plant (garden) label behind.

I've seen Cal Aqua but 1) they're far too expensive for my budget 2) don't have a UK supplier even if I did have a financial windfall.

Any suggestions please?

 

[Cazza]

This happened to me with my old tank. Neon tetra

 

[FrozenShivers]

I love Viv Aqua one due to their small size, so much so that I bought 3 and shelved my CO2Art one…not white backing though sadly.

 

[Vandal Gardener]

Hey Cazza-It felt wrong liking your post but wanted to acknowledge and say I feel your pain. It's a pish thing to happen.

FrozenShivers - been trying to find Viv Aqua but being directed to a HK (Hong Kong?) website. Where did you find yours?

 

[Laoshan]

Aquasabi do sell these narrow hang-on drop checkers, that hang on the edge of the tank, with the indicator out of the water. That might be solution for the bycatch and the colour problem?

 

[bazz]

The humble JBL checker has a white background making for easy colour distinction, I personally wouldn't bother using their stickers, indicator solution and varying dKH method of calculation but I would imagine you already have 4dKH solution left over from your 'tear drop' checker. JBL CO2-pH Permanent Test not too expensive either ProAquaTest CO2 Plus PH Permanent Water Test Kit although there will be 4 quid postage on top of that.

 

[bajiaz]

dennerle has the new carbo test precision in three different sizes Carbo Test Precision - Dennerle (EN)

might be something that you could consider.

 

[FrozenShivers]

FrozenShivers - been trying to find Viv Aqua but being directed to a HK (Hong Kong?) website. Where did you find yours?

Straight from Aliexpress, I have some of their tools also, for the money I've found them very good. I can take photo's of drop checker compared to normal sized one when I get home today!

 

[Vandal Gardener]

Thought I'd sent a reply, thank you for your suggestions folks.

Keep forgetting to check AliExpress but yeah please FS always enjoy nosing at other people's tanks/set ups.

 

[FrozenShivers]

Thought I'd sent a reply, thank you for your suggestions folks.

Keep forgetting to check AliExpress but yeah please FS always enjoy nosing at other people's tanks/set ups.

Viv Aqua one compared to CO2Art, much smaller, I'm using them in my 60 Shallow all the way through to my 90cm tank as I think they look much neater due their size

 

[Vandal Gardener]

That's a huge difference in size, yeah the Viv one looks cracking. Thanks for posting.

 

[FrozenShivers]

That's a huge difference in size, yeah the Viv one looks cracking. Thanks for posting.

You are welcome