Difference between revisions of "API pH test kits"
From The Aquarium Wiki
(API) |
(pH test kit) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''API''' or | + | '''API''' liquid pH test tests for the pH of a water sample (your fill water or your aquarium water) in the range of 6.0 to 7.6. The test kit includes a bottle of testing solution, a test tube, and instructions including a color comparison chart. A drip test such as this test is considered more accurate than test strips. |
| − | == | + | == Testing == |
| − | + | *Rinse the test tube a couple of times in the water to be tested to clear out any impurities and old water. | |
| + | *Fill the tube up to the mark (5 ml) with sample water. | ||
| + | *Holding the pH test solution upside down, drip 5 drops into the tube. | ||
| + | *Place the cap on the tube and shake it several times. I shake for 30 seconds or so. | ||
| + | *Let the tube stand for 5 minutes to allow thorough chemical reaction to take place. | ||
| + | *Hold the tube next to the color chart so white area of the chart is behind the tube and it is adjacent to the colors on the chart. | ||
| + | *The color closest to the tested water indicates the pH of the sample. | ||
| + | *When the test is complete, discard the sample water and rinse the tube several times. I usually keep about 5 ml fresh water in it with the cap on during storage do prevent mineral buildup on the inside of the tube). | ||
| − | == | + | ==See also == |
| − | : | + | *[[pH|pH here at The Aquarium Wiki]] |
| + | *[[w:pH|pH at Wikipedia]] | ||
| − | == | + | == External links == |
| − | : | + | *[https://apifishcare.com/product/ph-test-kit API pH test kit] |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Revision as of 13:20, 30 January 2021
API liquid pH test tests for the pH of a water sample (your fill water or your aquarium water) in the range of 6.0 to 7.6. The test kit includes a bottle of testing solution, a test tube, and instructions including a color comparison chart. A drip test such as this test is considered more accurate than test strips.
Testing
- Rinse the test tube a couple of times in the water to be tested to clear out any impurities and old water.
- Fill the tube up to the mark (5 ml) with sample water.
- Holding the pH test solution upside down, drip 5 drops into the tube.
- Place the cap on the tube and shake it several times. I shake for 30 seconds or so.
- Let the tube stand for 5 minutes to allow thorough chemical reaction to take place.
- Hold the tube next to the color chart so white area of the chart is behind the tube and it is adjacent to the colors on the chart.
- The color closest to the tested water indicates the pH of the sample.
- When the test is complete, discard the sample water and rinse the tube several times. I usually keep about 5 ml fresh water in it with the cap on during storage do prevent mineral buildup on the inside of the tube).
