Measures ammonia to help prevent fish loss Benefits:

• Reads ammonia levels in fresh and saltwater aquariums

Follow API Easy Care Guide and use the AMMONIA TEST KIT:

• During Regular Care
• When addressing Water Problem Solving issues

Taking a few minutes each week to maintain and monitor aquarium conditions is the key to a healthy aquarium.Tropical fish continually release ammonia into the aquarium through their gills, urine and solid waste. Uneaten food and decaying organic matter also add ammonia to the water. Even small amounts of ammonia stress fish; large amounts of ammonia will kill fish. Ammonia is the number one killer of tropical fish. The API AMMONIA TEST KIT is mercury-free, salicylate test for fresh and saltwater fish. The AMMONIA TEST KIT tests ammonia levels from 0 to 8 ppm.

How to Use

API’s published method, step by step:

1. Fill a clean test tube with 5 ml of the water to be
   tested — to the line on the tube.
2. Add 8 drops from bottle #1, holding the dropper bottle
   upside down in a completely vertical position so the drops come out a uniform
   size.
3. Add 8 drops from bottle #2, held the same way.
4. Cap the tube and shake vigorously for 5 seconds.
5. Wait a further 5 minutes for the colour to develop.
6. Compare against the correct colour card — there is one for
   freshwater and one for saltwater. Read it in a well-lit area, with the tube
   held against the white of the card. The closest match is your reading.
7. Rinse the tube with clean water afterwards. Do not pour the tube’s
   contents back into the aquarium.

How often: API’s guidance is several times a week for the
first four to six weeks of a new aquarium, then weekly for monitoring, and
whenever something looks wrong.

Three things API answer directly, because they get asked:
the #2 bottle’s drops look bigger than #1’s — the dropper tips are
identical, the liquid is just more viscous, so the kit is not faulty. Rinse
the tube immediately after reading, or the reagents stain the glass over time.
And shake the reagent bottles hard, but be gentle with the
tube: inverting it back and forth every one to two seconds for the
stated time is all the mixing it needs.

Tests per Kit

We do not have a number for this, and we are not going to invent
one. API list this kit in a single pack size — “1 CT” —
and publish neither the reagent bottle volumes nor a test count anywhere on
their product page. The two documents they do publish for it are both safety
data sheets, not the leaflet.

What we can tell you is what governs it: each test consumes
16 drops, eight from bottle #1 and eight from bottle #2, so
the kit runs out when the smaller of the two bottles does. Held vertically as
API instruct, drop size is consistent, which is why the count on the carton is
meaningful at all.

If the number matters to your buying decision, message us and we will read
it off the carton in stock rather than quote you a figure from a competitor’s
listing.

What’s in the Box

API’s own contents list for this kit:

• Two liquid dropper bottles — ammonia test solution #1 and #2.
• One glass test tube with a snap-tight cap.
• Two colour charts — one for freshwater, one for saltwater.
• Instructions covering both how to run the test and how to correct an
  unsafe reading.

The kit reads 0 to 8 ppm and works in both fresh and salt
water. It is a mercury-free salicylate test.

Nothing else is included — no second tube, no rack, no treatment. If
you are cycling a new tank you will want an ammonia treatment alongside
it.

Freshness & Storage

Every batch we dispatch carries a minimum of 6 months’ remaining shelf life. Store this product in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, with the cap or inner foil closed tightly after each use.

Returns & Replacement

Returns are accepted within 7 days of delivery, provided the item is unused and in its original packaging. Manufacturer-sealed items cannot be returned once the seal is broken, and sale-priced items are not refundable.

If your item arrives defective or damaged, message us on WhatsApp with your order number, or email us if you would rather, and we will replace it. Approved replacements are delivered within 3 to 5 business days. Transit damage is covered by insurance on every shipment. If tracking shows delivered but nothing reached you, tell us within 72 hours, which is the reporting window Indian couriers allow. Damage caused during installation or use is not covered; replacement spares for such cases are chargeable.

Full terms are on our Cancellation & Returns page.