Freshwater Master Test Kit

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Consumables & maintenance

Follow the manufacturer schedule for seals, impellers, media, and other consumables.

Description

The API Freshwater Master Test Kit is the liquid-reagent kit most freshwater tanks are cycled with. API's own FAQ states what it measures: pH, high-range pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate - the five readings that tell you where a tank is in its cycle and whether it has stalled. It is a drop-and-compare kit rather than strips: fill a tube, add reagent, read the colour against a calibrated card, and follow the card's recommendation if a level is out. API lists the box contents as seven test solutions, test tubes, a holding tray and a computer-calibrated laminated colour card; the 800-test version is the one normally sold. Two handling details decide whether the numbers mean anything, and API states both. The indicated reagent bottles must be shaken very vigorously before use, while the test tubes themselves should be inverted gently - back and forth roughly every one to two seconds for the stated time, with a thumb over the cap. And rinse each tube with water immediately after reading it: API warns that reagent left sitting in the glass stains it, and a stained tube skews every test you run in it afterwards. API's routine recommendation is weekly testing. The kit earns its place during a cycle and in the days after adding stock, when ammonia and nitrite move fastest - API's own reasoning is that ammonia can spike unexpectedly and gives no visible warning before it damages gill membranes.

Source

• apifishcare.com — https://www.apifishcare.com/products/api-freshwater-master-test-kit

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