Water testing · Liquid test kit
API Nitrate NO3 Test Kit
Tests nitrate only, 0 to 160 ppm.
Liquid drop test for nitrate from 0 to 160 ppm in fresh or salt water.
Consider: Nitrate only. The Freshwater Master Test Kit includes it with ammonia, nitrite and pH.
US version. Check what’s in the box before you buy.
What it tests
- Tests for
- Nitrate
- Reading range
- 0 to 160 ppm
- How to read it
- Add the drops to a sample in the capped test tube and compare the color with the card.
Before choosing this model
- A high nitrate reading means a water change is due; test before and after one to see how much it moves.
What API doesn’t publish
- API doesn’t print how many tests the bottle holds.
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
- 1 nitrate bottle
- 1 capped test tube
- instruction manual
- color card
Plan for the routine work
- Test weekly, as API advises.
- 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.