Water testing · Liquid test kit
API Ammonia Test Kit
Tests ammonia only, 0 to 8 ppm.
Liquid drop test for ammonia from 0 to 8 ppm in fresh or salt water.
Consider: Ammonia only. The Freshwater Master Test Kit includes an ammonia test along with pH, nitrite and nitrate.
US version. Check what’s in the box before you buy.
What it tests
- Tests for
- Ammonia
- Reading range
- 0 to 8 ppm
- How to read it
- Two dropper bottles go into a sample in the test tube; compare the color with the chart. The instructions say how to correct a high reading.
Before choosing this model
- Ammonia is the first reading to watch in a new tank: test several times a week for the first 4 to 6 weeks, as API advises.
What API doesn’t publish
- API doesn’t print how many tests the bottles hold.
In a new tank the readings that matter most are ammonia and nitrite, so check the kit reads both, or add a test that does: see how to test your water.
Have a reading? See what it means for your fish and what to do today.
Included items & upkeep
- 2 liquid dropper bottles
- instructions
- 2 color charts
- test tube with snap-tight cap
Plan for the routine work
- After the first weeks, test weekly or whenever something looks wrong.
- Rinse the test tube with water right after each test, as API advises, so the reagent doesn’t stain it.
Check the use-by date printed on the pack before you trust a reading: old test solutions and strips can read wrong. Replace the kit once it is past that date.