How does seachem ammonia alert work

When buying an ammonia alert for the first time the dry sensor may take a few days to equilibrate with the water. Once established in your aquarium i. Response to decreasing levels of ammonia is slower and could take up to 4 hours to go from toxic to safe once you have removed the ammonia.

Seachem Ammonia Alert lasts a year which is, as far as we know, 9 times as long as competing products! The Techy bit As little as 0. This corresponds to a total ammonia both ionised and free ammonia of 0. In freshwater at pH 7. Free ammonia is much more toxic than ionised ammonia. For emergency ammonia removal, treat with AmGuard. You are supposed to hold it over an open ammonia bottle to test it.

Putting straight ammonia on it will destroy the sensor entirely. I've used these for a while in my quarantine, and they absolutely work. They also read the free ammonia level even if you are using a detoxifier like Prime or Amquel. They do work, but the thing is that it's meant for freshwater, which can handle higher ammonia levels. Ammonia toxicity increases as pH increases so in saltwater the "safe" reading of ammonia is actually pretty close to critical. Correct - I read and followed the instructions - the alert didn't go off, tried a paper towel saturated in NH3 and not touching the alert for 5 mins it didn't change color Maybe I bought the one lemon in the batch You can post now and register later.

If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. It may take about an hour for it to return to its original color. A: Most likely the other test kit was testing for total ammonia. Ionic ammonia cannot harm your fish. However, as pH rises, a greater and greater percentage of the total ammonia will be converted from ionic ammonia to free ammonia, so knowledge of total ammonia is also important.

If you want to know the total ammonia level free, ionized and complexed you would need to run a Total Ammonia Test like with our MultiTest Ammonia. A: The technology of this device is very unique to our company and has been an excellent seller for many years to hobbyists, breeders, and public facilities alike.

PH is the determining factor on what type is present. If your pH is acidic below 7. Yet a total ammonia test kit will register a reading because it detects both the free ammonia harmful gas and ammonium harmless ionized form of ammonia. The more basic your pH becomes, the greater the chance of ammonia existing.

Example: If you have 1. If you have 1. Please be sure not to touch the sensor in the middle of the plastic card as the oils from your skin may clog the pores on the sensor. A: Yes it does work accurately, however as a product like Ammo Lock is removing the ammonia the transition back to yellow will take some time, so don't be concerned if you don't see an immediate shift back to yellow.

A: The greyish color indicates the "Alarm" state of ammonia. Was it grey or yellow when you took it out of the package and placed it in the tank?