PhishFor20

Any specific brand of master test kit that is really reliable? what all should a master test kit test for?Thanks

AggieYen

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals (API) has the best master test kit - it should test for Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates.. and Ph - although you shouldn't change your water's Ph - just so you know what it is.

Butterfly

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals freshwater master kit is the best you can get. very reliable.
carol

PhishFor20

thank you so much

steveangela1

The API like said above is great! The quick dip sticks are not accurate at all, I found that one out yesterday w/ proof! I had a quick dip stick left from Jungle, and I bought a API master kit and tested the tank w/ both. The readings w/ the jungle gave me a false 3.0 on nitrites, 10 on nitrates, ph of 7.5, The API gave me a nitrite of 1.0, nitrate of 5, ammonia -0-, ph was 7.9 (its an african cichlid tank)....
I knew the fish were way to healthy for the parameters that the jungle test strips gave this past week, and I am obsessive w/ water changes, and we have been vaccuming the tank also... It eased my minde to see the API results! I don't like the 1.0 nitrite but we can always fix that! (they get another water change tomm, plus I added some water conditioner for that yesterday that was API brand).

Shaina

Are these API kits sold in many local-type stores, or do you have to order them? And do they expire at a certain point?

Butterfly

I believe Petsmart carries them and there may even still be a coupon on their website
Carol

Shaina

Perfect, thanks Butterfly (Carol)!

Butterfly

Welcome!!
Carol