lost freshwater master test booklet!

[mortiss]

Help - I just moved along with my 3 tanks and have lost the booklet with all the instructions for the various tests in the Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater Master Test Kit. I have all the cards, bottles and tubes but NO BOOK. I thought that the bottles would have it printed on them but no such luck - unless I missed it - quite possoble. Could someone please give me the times and number of drops per test? My fish and I would be relieved and thankful after this stressful move.

 

[Bhunsucker]

Look on the back of the cards. Mine has instructions on the back also. HTH

 

[mortiss]

sheesh - now I feel like a moron. I didn't even pick the cards up I just panicked after I looked at the bottles. Thanks so much!

 

[Lonewolfblue]

ph:
Fill tube with 5ml water (to the white line)
Add 3 drops ph test
Put cap on tube and invert tube several times to mix solution.
Take reading.

High ph:
Same as low ph except you put 5 drops in.

Ammonia:
5ml of water in tube (white line)
Add 8 drops ammonia#1 solution
Add 8 drops ammonia#2 solution
Shake vigorously for 5 seconds.
Wait 5 minutes, take reading.

Nitrite:
5ml water in tube (white line)
Add 5 drops nitrite solution
Shake for 5 seconds.
Wait 5 minutes, take reading.

Nitrate:
5ml water in tube (white line)
Add 10 drops Nitrate #1 solution
Put cap on and invert several times ot mix solution
Shake Nitrate #2 Solution vigorously for at least 30 seconds.
Add 10 drops nitrate solution #2
Shake vigorously for 1 minute.
Wait 5 minutes, take reading.

 

[mortiss]

Thank you Lonewolfblue!

 

[Bhunsucker]

Hey no problem just glad that I could help. Thats why we are all here.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

With the pH you don't have to wait 5 minutes. It's an instant test.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

That's right. My mistake, will edit my post.

 

[TomK2]

On my AP kit, the bottles have the number of drops to add, and the back of the cards also have this, as well as any agitation and wait times on them. I haven't used the instruction book since the first day I bought them.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Same here Tom. I haven't looked at the book in about a year. When we got the new kit we just tossed the book. LOL

 

[Jchillin]

Instruction book? What's that?

Once you have done these tests over and over for awhile, you don't need them.