Aquarium Pharmaceuticals® Ammonia Aquarium Test Strips

use these as a third test check to make sure no nasty ammonia

GREAT PRODUCT. API....ITS ALLLL ABOUT THE FISH:)

Wish it was Abit cheaper

I started using these as a quick and easy test for the hospital tank I set up. It comes back 0 when it makes sense. It also tested higher values which made sense as well:1) anemone looked like it was going to die in my display tank, I put it in my hospital tank before leaving for the weekend. Sadly it died. I tested the water when I got home and it was maxed out on the chart for ammonia (makes perfect sense for dead nem)2) I had a firefish die in the QT tank - must have been overnight. For a much smaller fish, having died recently, it reading around a .5 was probably reasonable and showed it could detect some mid range results as wellI wish they were cheaper but they seem to be a fairly worthwhile rapid test. I’m ordering another set now

I liked these strips, no different than any other name brand. Did the job I expected.

When I purchased these I was hoping my life as a fish mom would be made a bit easier, but it wasn’t. I was confused by the plastic covering the test part of the strip, and so I called the company that makes this product to ask about it. From the mouth of the representative I spoke with, the plastic on the top of the test square is intentionally placed. It is done this way so that the reactive chemical on the strip to test for ammonia, is not over exposed. This is not done to protect the pad before use, so peeling it apart/open is not intended/recommended. Apparently the water you're testing is meant to seep through the open sides of the strip when you expose it, and then give you a reading after the mentioned wait time. However I tried this multiple times, and saw no changes to the strips when compared to unexposed tests or after ripping off the plastic covering and retesting. I have since decided to return these for a refund and chose to buy from aquarium co-op instead, as they sell a version that not only works accurately but comes in a 100 count for less money. Lastly for those also curious like I was, the ammonia test strips are made separately from the 5 in 1 test strips as the chemical to test for ammonia would produce incorrect results for the rest of the things you’re testing for with the 5 in 1 one strips. It’s not just for marketing purposes…you’re welcome.

Hard for me too read the results

They work quick but the color difference on the strip to the values on the bottle are hard to tell what the measurements are.