water temp test kits - Aquarium Advice

tropicfishman · 06-01-2006, 07:53 PM

do you guys think water tempature affects any of your test kit results?

Mazdaman · 06-01-2006, 08:03 PM

not so much the test results. I do know that the temperature affects how fast/slow bacteria grows/spreads/dies...

**Fishyfanatic** · 06-01-2006, 08:41 PM

TomK2 · 06-01-2006, 10:51 PM

No. I found no reference to water temp changing test results. Let's assume that at any tank near room temp and below 100 degrees, no interference.

malkore · 06-02-2006, 11:07 AM

temp should not affect the results of FW tests. the only real temp related test is salinity, and only if you're using a hygrometer, and only if that hydrometer isn't calibrated for SW tank temperatures (laboratory hydrometers are calibrated to around 60F, which requires altering the test results of 80F water by 0.002SG...but I digress).

warmer water holds less oxygen, and makes ammonia more toxic...but the test results for oxygen and ammonia will still be as accurate as a hobby grade test kit can be.

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06-01-2006, 10:51 PM	#4
TomK2 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glen Ellyn, IL Posts: 1,953 Images: 2	No. I found no reference to water temp changing test results. Let's assume that at any tank near room temp and below 100 degrees, no interference. __________________ Tom's Tank - The web's best (only?) Motorcycling, trap shootin', aquarium site - IS BACK! With a new url. Oceanic 55+,two Fluval 404's,In-line 300W heater,Moderately planted with Polyvinylus Chloridus sp.=the only plants that last in my tank

06-02-2006, 11:07 AM	#5
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	temp should not affect the results of FW tests. the only real temp related test is salinity, and only if you're using a hygrometer, and only if that hydrometer isn't calibrated for SW tank temperatures (laboratory hydrometers are calibrated to around 60F, which requires altering the test results of 80F water by 0.002SG...but I digress). warmer water holds less oxygen, and makes ammonia more toxic...but the test results for oxygen and ammonia will still be as accurate as a hobby grade test kit can be. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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