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API 5-IN-1 TEST STRIPS Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Test Strips 25-Count Box
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An amazing way to keep your fish friends happy and healthy is by regularly testing your aquarium water with the API 5-IN-1 TEST STRIPS! These strips are super easy-peasy to use and help you measure Nitrite, Nitrate, Carbonate & General Hardness, and pH levels found in both freshwater and saltwater aquariums. Your fishy pals need water that's similar to what they would find in their natural habitat to thrive and stay strong. Poor water quality can lead to stress, sickness, and even death for your aquatic buddies! So just dip a strip into your aquarium, check the color-coded chart, and voila - you'll know if adjustments are needed. Follow the recommendations provided to treat the water, it's as simple as that!
- - Monitors levels of pH, nitrite, nitrate carbonate, and general water hardness in both freshwater and saltwater aquariums
- - Just dip the test strips into the water and check their colors for fast and accurate results
- - Helps prevent hidden water problems that can be harmful to fish and cause them to get sick or even pass away
- - Ideal for all types of freshwater or saltwater fish!
- - Proudly made in the USA!
- - Easy-to-use strips come in a box of 25-count - you'll have plenty for regular testing!
Specifications
| SKU | 2402097 |
|---|---|
| Primary Brand | API |
| Weight | 25 CG |
Additional Features
| Size | Standard |
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Suanne1001
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Best strip out there
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DM1004
No, I do not recommend this product.
No dead fish with strip testing
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Questions
Does it come with a chart or do I have to go online?
- It does come with a chart attached to the bottle that holds the test strips. You just compare your sample to the reference chart.
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What should the ph, gh, kh, no2 and no3 levels be?
Can the API 5 in 1 Aquarium Test Strips 25 ct also be used to test pond water?
- Dear Staff, Ponds are simply large outdoor freshwater aquariums. Surely these are appropriate. Please provide some science to support your opinion of the difference between measuring the pH of an outdoor pond and an indoor pond in a glass box...
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Hello! I was wondering if you could help me out. The internet doesn’t help out to much and the bottle of the test strips doesn’t tell me the ideal amount some of these should be at. So if you could help me out here I would really appreciate it. And please tell me the amount it should be at and if it isn’t ideal how to improve it please and thank you. GH• (General Hardness) 30 KH• (Carbonate Hardness) 40 pH• 7.0/7.5 NO2• 0 NO3• 0 I am testing the tank for a betta if that makes it vary.
I believe my 50 lbs. 1yr. old bulldog has a u.t.i. due to long use of predinisone. Anyway, I just received ph test strips. What range would let me know if it is u.t.i.? The strips ph range are 5.5-8.0, There were no other instructions in the pack.
I accidentally bought ich x for saltwater. I’m wondering if I can use it in my freshwater tank?
Hello i have a fish tank 45l with 11 fishes in it (Shubunkin , opaline gourami , honey gourami , trichogaster etc) . i added the fish a week ago and tested the water and it was fine.today i see that 2 of my Scalars aren't eating like everyone else , so i tested the water . Everything was fine except for Nitrite levels that was 3.0 - 5.0 ppm. I changed 25 % of the water and added Easy Life Filter Medium and after some hours i tested again the water quality and it was the same I also added salt
I just got my fish and she isnt in her tank yet but my water test strips says only my alkalinity is high and that my ph and everything else is good is it safe to put her in the tank or how can we lower it
When testing dog glucose I am short one strip to complete the 12
Is it necessary to test the Ph levels and all the other things for the fish tank water?
We are new to having aquariums, we really didn't realize so many things played a factor with the water. We currently have a 10 gallon tank but want to increase to a 29 gallon tank. We currently buy gallons of water but with the 29 gallon tank we really don't want to have to do that. We have well water with a salt filter. My levels from to tap was nitrate 10, nitrite 0, hardness 0, chlorine 0, alk 100, ph 7.. is my tap water safe even with the salt filter.
Hi, I just tested my betta tanks water & his ph is good sitting at 7.5. But my alkalinity & water hardness are both very high at 720 ppm (alkalinity) & 300 ppm (hardness). i’m just curious if i should be concerned since my ph is normal
Hello! Things didn’t go so well with cichlids and I only have one remaining which I moved to a different tank. The 45 is now empty and the others besides one blue African cichlid has died. I did water tests and most came out fine except the Carbonate hardness which was at a 40. (That’s bad as far as I know if you could clarify that would be great) but I have a goldfish that would do great in there but I’m very attached and I don’t want anything to happen to him as well any idea of what I can do?
Hi, We just did the Petnostics test for our dog Stella and below you will find the results. My concern is sometimes the amount of water she consumes. She can easily drink entire bowl quick. Stella - 07/28/2018 Bilirubin - Large (+++) Blood - Negative (0 ca cells/µL) Glucose - Trace (5 mmol/L) Ketone - Small (+) (1.5 mmol/L) Leukocytes - Trace (15 ca cells/µL) Nitrite - Positive (+) pH - 6.0 Protein - Small (+) (0.3 g/L) Specific Gravity - 1.05 Urobilinogen - 0.2 (3.2 µmol/L)
Hi, I have a marine fish tank with 4 fish, an anemone, and a couple of invertebrates. There's nothing wrong right now but I'm scared that I might have jeopardized the aquarium's safety during a maintenance routine. I was doing some aquascaping when I realized that I forgot to rinse my hand beforehand, which worries me because I had handled clorox wipes (benzyl ammonium chloride) roughly 30 minutes before touching the water. Are my fish going to be ok, and is there anything I can do right now?