ewilde1988
Aquarium Advice Newbie
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2022
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- 5
So just gonna say up front total noob to the hobby. I have had my planted 5 gallon for about 2 weeks now I did absolutely no research prior to starting. I setup the tank and in went the fish. I know from now on not gonna happen.
I originally was using test strips but I found them far too expensive to use per test so I got the api master test kit. I noticed that the kit tests for nh3 and nh4 combined. From my research I've noted nh3 is highly toxic but nh4 is relatively harmless by comparison does anyone know if there is a way to test individually for nh3 then test for nh4? I'm only ask because I've also read that the ratios of nh3 to nh4 can fluctuate while still testing at the same total ppm level. I don't want to be a bad aquarist so I don't want to stress the fish with unnecessary dosings of the tank or excessive water changes. Please kindly inform me and educate if my research isn't 100 percent accurate.
I originally was using test strips but I found them far too expensive to use per test so I got the api master test kit. I noticed that the kit tests for nh3 and nh4 combined. From my research I've noted nh3 is highly toxic but nh4 is relatively harmless by comparison does anyone know if there is a way to test individually for nh3 then test for nh4? I'm only ask because I've also read that the ratios of nh3 to nh4 can fluctuate while still testing at the same total ppm level. I don't want to be a bad aquarist so I don't want to stress the fish with unnecessary dosings of the tank or excessive water changes. Please kindly inform me and educate if my research isn't 100 percent accurate.