Test Kits

AScarbro14 · Aug 25, 2015

Why does my API kits seems correct and my Salifert kits always stay the same and never change?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Aug 25, 2015

What type of kit are you referring to?

sharkboy99999 · Aug 25, 2015

Maybe your tank is stable and the API is wrong

AScarbro14 · Aug 26, 2015

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
What type of kit are you referring to?

Ammonia. Api say 8ppm and Salifert says 1.5ppm

AScarbro14 · Aug 26, 2015

sharkboy99999 said:
Maybe your tank is stable and the API is wrong

I wish I had someone else around here to check with their kit. I'm thinking about ordering a Seachem kit. I heard of some people saying they are reliable. But I've also heard the same about Salifert. This API crap is throwing me off.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Aug 26, 2015

I'm not sure it matters which is correct. The answer is "too much ammonia so continue to wait while it cycles".

AScarbro14 · Aug 28, 2015

Yes I know but I'm using Dr Tims so I have to keep an eye on my ammonia and nitrites. So trying to figure out which one is correct.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Aug 28, 2015

Assuming they are responding to ammonia, both should hit zero at a similar time. But monitoring both is certainly reasonable.

AScarbro14 · Aug 28, 2015

I let the tank do its thing for a few days and checked again. Ammonia Api 8ppm Salifert 1.5 Nitrite Api 2ppm Salifert 2ppm. I'm going to a reliable fish store today and I'm gonna have them test it so I can know what to trust. I would have done this sooner but they are about an hour away.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Aug 28, 2015

AScarbro14 said:
I let the tank do its thing for a few days and checked again. Ammonia Api 8ppm Salifert 1.5 Nitrite Api 2ppm Salifert 2ppm. I'm going to a reliable fish store today and I'm gonna have them test it so I can know what to trust. I would have done this sooner but they are about an hour away.

FWIW, they'll just do another test which is no more likely to be accurate than yours.