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API Ammonia Test Strips

Dip stripsFreshwater & marine

API Ammonia Test Strips do one thing quickly: show whether there is ammonia in the water and roughly how much, from 0 to 6 ppm. A strip dipped in the tank and compared to the chart takes well under a minute, which makes daily testing of a new aquarium realistic rather than a chore. The strips work in freshwater and saltwater and come 25 to a tube. They are the natural partner to the 5 in 1 strips, which cover everything except ammonia.

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Technical details

Test typeDip strip
ParametersAmmonia
Range0 – 6 ppm
Pack25 strips
Suitable forFreshwater and saltwater aquariums
Time per testUnder a minute
Made byMars Fishcare, USA

Are strips good enough for ammonia?

For a quick daily check, yes. The strips read 0 to 6 ppm and are reliable at the high readings that matter, so a clean result in a settled tank can be trusted and a coloured pad tells you to act. Where strips fall short is at the low end: a faint trace of ammonia that a liquid kit reads as 0.25 ppm can be hard to distinguish on a strip. The sensible pairing is strips for the daily dip while a tank cycles or new fish settle, and the liquid Ammonia Test Kit to confirm anything borderline. Keep the tube sealed; damp strips read wrongly.

Ammonia, and only ammonia

The strips test solely for ammonia, with a colour chart graded from 0 to 6 ppm. API describes them as extremely accurate at showing high ammonia, which is what you need them for: a fast yes-or-no that tells you to change water now rather than after a five-minute liquid test.

Daily checks made easy

A new tank should be tested for ammonia every day or two for its first month, and every new batch of fish deserves the same. Twenty-five strips are a month of daily dips, and the speed means the check actually happens. Confirm any worrying reading with the liquid Ammonia Test Kit.

Frequently asked questions

Do the Ammonia Test Strips test anything else?

No, only ammonia. For pH, hardness, nitrite and nitrate use the 5 in 1 strips alongside them.

Can I use them in a marine tank?

Yes. The strips are suitable for both freshwater and saltwater aquariums.

How many strips are in a pack?

Twenty-five — roughly a month of daily testing on a new tank.

Are API Ammonia Test Strips available in South Africa?

Yes — Jungle Aquatics in Fourways, Johannesburg stocks them and delivers anywhere in South Africa; live pricing and stock are on jungleaquatics.com.

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