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πŸ§ͺ Accurate Ammonia Testing Made Easy: Seachem MultiTest Ammonia Test Kit Review

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ACCURATE: This kit measures total (NH3 and NH4+) and free ammonia (NH3 only) down to less than 0.05 mg/L and is virtually interference free in marine and freshwater. 75 TESTS: MultiTest Ammonia performs over 75 tests. With the multi-cavity test plate, multiple chemical tests can be run at the same time. COMPLETE PERFORMANCE: The kits proper performance can be validated by running a test in the normal manner except that the reference sample is used in place of aquarium or tank sample. COLOR CHART: All MultiTest test kits come with an easy-to-read color chart. It features a 5 cm viewing window to help isolate color and match as closely as possible to the test sample. KIT INCLUDES: Total Ammonia Reagent 1, Sensor Container (6 sensors), Total Ammonia Reference, Forceps, Sample Pipette, Ammonia Color Chart, Multi-Cavity Test Plate, and Instructions.

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

difficult to read; inconvenient to use

Not impressed. My reservoir is looped and I've used up my Hach ammonia kit so I decided to try this one. In short, the disks float on the surface of the sample and the color changes unevenly across the disk. Receive the package and read the instructions; The procedure described is very simple: you put the sample in a small well (they hold about 1 ml), take the disc with tweezers, rinse it with clean water and put it in the well. After 15 minutes read the disc. Color on the scale (marked 0-6ppm)

Pros
  • 75 TESTS: MultiTest Amonia performs more than 75 tests. The multi-well test plate allows multiple chemical tests to be performed simultaneously.
Cons
  • Not bad, but...

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Works for free ammonia, total ammonia readings are inaccurate.

I've had fairly good results testing free ammonia with this kit. It was more sensitive than my Seachem Ammonia Alert Disc and I noticed a change in the free ammonia results after using Prime and doing water changes. However, the overall color index of ammonia is completely absent. I have tested this with both tap water and tank water. My rims are painted in shades of purple, which is totally off the color chart. I have relied on my API test kit for total ammonia levels which appear to be…

Pros
  • ACCURACY: This kit measures total (NH3 and NH4+) and free ammonia (NH3 only) to less than 0.05 mg/L and causes virtually no interference in marine or fresh water.
Cons
  • Expensive

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Difficult to read accurately and difficult to manage. Free ammonia can be calculated from total ammonia in another way.

Good features: Contains reference solution and this reference solution contains reference values not only for NH3 but also for NO3 and PO4, so I can use it for other chemical tests as well. Value for reference solution (1.0 ppm NH3) -- or the best that can be determined with this difficult-to-read test (see below).- It tests NH3 and NH3+NH4 separately. This is the only test I've found in the US market that does this. That being said, I think I overestimated the need for this feature. It is true

Pros
  • KIT INCLUDES: 1 total ammonia reagent, sensor well (6 sensors), total ammonia standard, forceps, sample pipette, ammonia color chart, multi-well test plate and instructions.
Cons
  • Exchange available

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Read this if you want to know how to use this test correctly!

First of all I want to say that I love this product. It's accurate and more or less easy to use once you get the hang of it. The instructions Seachem provides can be improved and I will try to improve them in this review. Above all. This isn't a liquid test, which you'll find for almost every other product that claims to provide a reading of ammonia concentration. In other words, you don't put drops in a test tube of aquarium water and watch the water change color. This is a gas sensor test…

Pros
  • FULL SPECIFICATION: Proper functioning of the kit can be confirmed by testing in the usual manner except that a reference sample is used rather than an aquarium or tank sample.
Cons
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