water temp test kits

[tropicfishman]

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

 

[Mazdaman]

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

 

[Fishyfanatic]

No

 

[TomK2]

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]

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.