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If you don't happen to find the root cause, 81 isn't bad. I kept my tank in the 79-81 region, on the higher end most of the time. Wolf, the standard hood fixtures don't put off enough to worry about.
So I kept the heater off overnight and have two thermometers in the tank. They both read 80 degrees. That's with no lights and the room temperature being 75.
I have some serious concerns about my testing. :-(
I think I still see a tinge of green in this test. I also went ahead and tested 5 of my other tanks and they also seem to have a tinge of green. I know 6 of my tanks don't have ammonia LOL.
Could it be the test liquid, I mean I'm erring on the side of caution as far as reading them. Maybe I'm not matching the color on the card right? This ammonia test kit was purchased separately after I ran out of the master kit and the color card is a tad different.
Could this be it or am I actually having ammonia in all my tanks? lol Even the empty one? I have those ammonia hang on detectors in two of the tanks and they are coming in at 0. And yes, they work, I used one when I was cycling with ammonia and they showed it.
Heres this mornings test results
If anyone has any input now is the time! I was wanting to order my gobies this week.
LOL I have been its just in my mind I see a tinge of green. I'm thinking I'm paranoid. I know when I post shots of the tests people dont have the new card they are using their memory of the master kit card.
So is it just me? I wish I had some salifert test kits for ammonia left, I just know they would be 100%. It's over an hour ride to get one though.
I think it's just you. If all your tanks are reading the same then I would say you are ok. I'm red/green colorblind so I have no idea what that test reads.
Yeah I'de be on my third ammonia test this year. lol The first master kit I bought had expired ammonia bottles, so I got replacements from petco then I ran out so i bought the single api test kit.
I got paid today maybe I can take a journey. lol I was wanting to buy gobies instead of handing over $20-25 for a test kit. Maybe I can bring my water in for testing to a lfs? Still an hour trip though...
I think we are all paranoid when we look at these tests sometimes at home I'm always asking second opinions and going outside to look at the test in day light lol
I don't think anybody suggested doing a control test on the water that you know is ammonia free, like new ro water or newly mixed salt water. If the color is the same you're safe, if it's yellower you know you're in trouble.