Fish Test Kit Question

[Jabb3r]

Today we had a tour round some shops and our friend took a water sample that we had tested @ a few different LFS's

First were pets @ home. They used the API Test Kit and the results were

0 ppm, 0 ppm, 10 - 20 ppm for Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate respectively which sounds perfectly fine, problem is I think she might have got the amount of drops wrong on some of the tests so not sure if results are 100% accurate.

Next shop was World of Water. They also used the API test kit and got the same results as the previous LFS. They did seem to use the right amount of drops as far as I could tell so that was perfectly fine too.

Last LFS was Aquajardin. They use tetra tests and the scale was slightly different, numbers and colours.

This time they got 0, 0, 20 - 50? (not sure) on Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate respectively. The colour of the Nitrats seemed about the same as the previous tests done on API kits until she put in a powder or somethin with a lil spoon and it went darker and said the level was about 40 ppm which I thought were fine and then she said she needs to do 20% water changes every few days for a couple of weeks to bring the levels down. She also said @ home she has the API kit herself, but the tetra is a bit more accurate.

I aint familiar with the tetra test kit apart from the strips I bought originally and this was definately liquid tests. So what did she put in the nitrate test? It seems strange to me.

Cheers
Jab

 

[SensesFail]

Today we had a tour round some shops and our friend took a water sample that we had tested @ a few different LFS'sFirst were pets @ home. They used the API Test Kit and the results were0 ppm, 0 ppm, 10 - 20 ppm for Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate respectively which sounds perfectly fine, problem is I think she might have got the amount of drops wrong on some of the tests so not sure if results are 100% accurate.Next shop was World of Water. They also used the API test kit and got the same results as the previous LFS. They did seem to use the right amount of drops as far as I could tell so that was perfectly fine too.Last LFS was Aquajardin. They use tetra tests and the scale was slightly different, numbers and colours.This time they got 0, 0, 20 - 50? (not sure) on Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate respectively. The colour of the Nitrats seemed about the same as the previous tests done on API kits until she put in a powder or somethin with a lil spoon and it went darker and said the level was about 40 ppm which I thought were fine and then she said she needs to do 20% water changes every few days for a couple of weeks to bring the levels down. She also said @ home she has the API kit herself, but the tetra is a bit more accurate.I aint familiar with the tetra test kit apart from the strips I bought originally and this was definately liquid tests. So what did she put in the nitrate test? It seems strange to me. CheersJab

She added powder to nitrite thats weird i have a nutrafin tester and the only powder i add is for a Fe test S what did she do haha. Id say API was better i have the nutrafin test kit and soon as it goes ill be changing to API. colour scales are different but all does the same thing!

 

[Uriel]

I was told by a mate of mine who works casually at a LFS that they used tetra test kits and pushed tetra test kits as they would give them free stuff and good deals, whereas API where better but didn't offer any incentives. So i would take that with a pinch of salt.

 

[Jabb3r]

Still no idea what she added then? That is confusin me

 

[Jabb3r]

Guess not

 

[Aqua Tom]

Maybe she was attempting alchemy?

 

[Jabb3r]

The thing was I'm sure she did the test twice, but didn't see what she did the 1st time as I were lookin around the shop. I aint a fan of Aquajardin at all and I wouldn't put it past this branch @ least to influence the results.