How to Use the API Freshwater Master Test kit
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- How to Use the API Freshwater Master Test kit.
One of the most important things a new fishkeeper can learn is how to test the water parameters. The API Master Test Kit is the gold standard for testing water. The API test kit is very easy to use.
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Michael, great video! You forgot to shake the Nitrate tube for 1 minute after adding the second regent. That one is just as important.
You’re right!
Michael, thanks for all you do. Much appreciated. 2 tips: I regularly test water and I have found I save some time starting with the 2 that take the longest to get results, Ammonia and Nitrates. While I’m waiting I do the other tests quickly. Because I also use a pipette and don’t want to cross-use the test tubes, I use a sharpie to write on the outside of the test tubes and cover it with clear packing tape so it won’t wear away. Be well and safe to all.
Great ideas!
Every fish keeper should have this kit. I won’t be without one.
Well, at least some means of testing.
Best video I have seen on this subject. Probably don’t test as often as I should test probably once a month and count on water changes and my experience the rest of the time.
Thanks John!
Like I said, I didn’t even own a test kit! Lol
Thanks brilliant explanation thank care Paul UK
You’re welcome
I enjoyed very much your explanation and your humer, thank you 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
I have two different brands of test strips that I use generic and name brand, I also have the API master test kit so much easier using the test strips that seem to be pretty accurate and of course there are cut in half. Thank you for that trick! Great content, keep up the great videos. Love the blooper reels
Thanks for watching. The bloopers are the best part.
Nice job explaining it
Glad it helped
Thanks for the video Michael. These kind of videos are good for sharing in my fish group. Better than trying to get them to read.
Thanks for watching! What is your fish group?
@@MichaelsFishRoom Tulsa Freshwater Hobbyists
Cool!
Hi Michael , thanks for the videos , I really like to see a video with your tank fry’s
Thanks for watching!
This video helps me a lot, thanks 😊
Great!
Wish I’d seen this YEARS ago...nice job and THANK YOU for dropping the knowledge!
Glad I could help! (Even a few years too late!)
FAN MAIL: I love your channel, your videos are fun to watch and I appreciate your sense of humor; all adding up to learning fishy fun!
Thanks so much!
Now that you covered API Master Kit. Go Over GH and KH testing and cover the adjusting for levels and how to buffer for PH crash in planted tanks. Controlling BBA would also be a suggestion
Those are a little more advanced than I wanted for the newbie. But I will do them sometime!
@@MichaelsFishRoom Thanks. I am okay with KH but venturing into Discus later this fall with a fish room and I a concerned with GH. Thanks
THANK U For Details & GREAT Step by Step Video So Helpful 2 Me as A Newbie Dealing with TOWN TREATED ONT Canada 🇨🇦 Water. I just Paid $49.99+taxes For this Same Kit & I Just Was LOST Trying 2 Figure It ALL OUT . I Just Did My Very First Water test Step by Step With U Educating Me & I SOOOH Needed This. Ok im Busy DoingWater Change Now 2 Try & Lower My NITRATE Level & save My Fish. Thanks 🙏 & im A New Sub U R MY HERO & MY Fish ❤️U
Thanks! Good luck!
A very complete test kit.
I once bought sprinkled goldfish food from this brand, they loved it.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the information 😊
My pleasure 😊
I sat down in my rocking chair on my patio, with a brand new API Master Kit ●in hand. Thought I'd have some tea and a mixed berry Belvita and watch a new YT videoed before trying this out. Low and behold- you knew what i needed to see, and voila`= Mr. Michael has EXACTLY what I need!!! Thank you so much & can't wait for the next video! BTW- looking good, dude! Keep up the good work! (,I had a heart attack (#2), just days before you.)
Thanks for watching! I hope you are doing OK. If I can ask, how did you have a second one?
Awesome video, liked and subbed, legend.
Thanks
Great tutorial and demo! And Damn...looking good Mike! You’re melting away! Stay well my friend 👍
Thanks!
You're wearing my shirt!!! LMAO!!!!!! Seriously, I bought that one and it's one of my very favorite t-shirts!!!! :-) And I'm a T-shirt junkie.
Thanks so much! I like to too though!
after you add the 2nd Nitrate solution the instructions say to shake the vial for another minute. :)
Cool
I feel like a mad scientist using my test kit!! Couldn't imagine fish keeping with out this kit
Have you ever tried test strips?
@@MichaelsFishRoom I have the strips & use them for a quick look at water parameters but i seem to use the test kit more.
Michelle Arnold why though?
@@MichaelsFishRoom I may just be buying the wrong strips but half the time the colors never match. They are not expired just sometimes inaccurate to me. I know that I see a lot of people use them & love them. It may be the brand that I may buy that's inaccurate .
Wow you must have been a teacher. Great outgoing personality.😁👍
Thanks!
A chemistry teacher maybe =)
KittyBoss nope, just a dumb guy with a camera.
Thanks Mike❤
Anytime!
Really GREAT walkthrough dude. Like, this really helped me understand the process. You were friendly, laid it out in way clear process, where you could stop easily and skip back 10 seconds. Most people have annoyed me with too much bs, but you get to the point. I subbed!!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
I subscribed love your videos thank you
Thanks!
Even now I find the test kit invaluable when starting up a new tank with ammonia, yes I do purloin a mature sponge from an older tank but I still like to know exactly what’s going on...It’s still a standard in the UK , well it is by my standards lol ..Cheers Mike .
Thanks Tom!
Just a quick note - The reagents in these kits have a shelf life so you all need to pay attention to that .
Didn't I mention the experation date?
@@MichaelsFishRoom You probably did - I just missed it .
I got this exact test kit for my first aquarium which has now been running for a couple weeks. I would not be able to cycle my tank without this!
I would love to see a video like this but on TDS. It's something I really struggle to understand and because of that, I haven't tested TDS of my aquarium (and don't know if it's even neccessary?)
Awesome video, thank you so much! 😊
I will add it to the list!
Good luck!
Thank you you have helped our family very much
It's my pleasure
Awesome video Michael, big thumbs up!!!
I think API dropped the ball though calling the kit "Master Test Kit". GH & KH are also very important. Besides knowing your pH so you can keep fish that do good with it one really needs to know the hardness too. Example; My tap water comes out with 6.8 pH which I like because it turns the deadly ammonia into a safer ammonium. But my tap water has 0 GH & KH. All fish and plants need a certain amount of hardness. So I have to add say Seachem Equilibrium to a level for my angelfish tanks. Then I have to add a bit more for my guppy tanks. Fish need it for osmoregulation and plants also need it to live and thrive. One other test I would recommend is for testing chlorine from city water supplies. Don't have to use it constantly but I found (smelled stronger chlorine) my water has more chlorine during the summer than winter. So I double dose my chlorine remover in the summer.
wow you have really good soft water for discus, i have to use ro/di water and put some gh minerals back in the water, the best thing about ro/di is i take out the chloramines and nitrates before it goes in my tank. my gh-78ppms ph- 6,4 its great for soft water fish.joe h navy seabee
@@petroman-cg8tt Once I fix my cracked 125G tank I plan on having some discus. My problem with such soft water is I have been adding Seachem Equilibrium to my tanks which has been getting expensive with all my breeding/rearing tanks. I'm ordering soon the minerals separately and mixing my own which will be way cheaper. This water source is new to me as I moved here a couple years ago. My previous water was well balanced and worked fine for all types of fish.
james, i buy discus minerals from germany, which is way better then the equilibrium, but expensive, you could check out green leaf aquarium they have really good minerals.joe h navy seabee
@@petroman-cg8tt Thanks Joe! Bookmarked Green Leaf, I'll compare prices. If I buy the minerals separate I'll be getting them from an actual mineral manufacturer in bulk. I did purchase GH Booster from NilocG but that ended up being expensive too, even buying the separate minerals compared to directly from the manufacturer.
That video is being edited as we speak!
hysterical bro Thanks
Thanks!
Awesome Video and Thank you very much. I have a 75 Gallon Cichlid Aquarium. I use Seachem Prime & Stability on my Water Changes. 2 Airpump's, and one of the Airpump's runs on Battery Back-up. The Filter that I use is the Eheim Professional 4+ 600. Eheim Digital Thermostat Heater. I started using Eheim Canister Filter's since 1983.
Thanks for watching.
Very useful
Thanks
Great Advice. I am new and learning.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I'm looking forward to this series! Can you talk about fertilizer for live plants? Tannins?
I’ll add it to the list.
Nice vid bro - Guilty here of not testing water (have not tested water in over two years lol )
Me either😬.. I mean I do water changes but honestly skip this step
I had to BUY a test kit!
@@MichaelsFishRoom LOL I would have gave you IF I sold them .
KJE AQUATICS I know, but you give so much already!
Thank you mike . I’ve been thinking about getting this kit
That will be a video!
i would like to learn how to start a second tank with the bio buddies from first tank.
Watch my instant cycle video.
I believe u r supposed to shake the nitrates for a min after adding second bottle, but I like that u t doing a series like this
You are....I forgot!
I started using the seachem ammonia detectors and so far they are pretty accurate.
Cool! Do you they have nitrite and nitrate detectors?
I only have pH and ammonia. I do not think they sell any others.
Hi Michael awesome video I love it and also really good info. I love videos like this
Thanks for watching!
Michael's Fish Room you welcome
Love your videos and info!
Glad you like them!
"Siri is a crack head..." Nah... she's just busy chatting with the Google Assistant 😂
I heard Alexa puts out.....
@@MichaelsFishRoom 🤣
They should have added GH and KH tests into the kit .. thats why, i prefer the NT labs kit
Or stips.
I’d like to see the whole series.. just subscribed. If done, please reference the videos for an easy search! Thanks
I just made a playlist for you!
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Thanks great vid and explanation
Glad it helped
I just found you and I’m happy about it, but my question is… how to clean the container after use it? I’m afraid to mess up it and can’t use it anymore
The test tube? I just rinse out and let air dry.
Video suggestion - what to do if the results are abnormal, e.g. add Prime, do water replacement, change filter, etc.
Done. th-cam.com/video/C-nbgGl8VNM/w-d-xo.html
So if I understand you right, I could have an almost 0 nitrate, zeros across the board with a planted tank. Would you still do like a 20% change anyway. It’s been 2 weeks since last water change
Why do we change water?
Bayern for sure! dismantled Barcelona and should do the same with PSG.....2/1 odds I'd say. I do love fish too not only football haha. Thanks Michael love your videos.
Thanks Paul. I agree, but I think PSG has a stronger offense and that may be trouble.
Michael's Fish Room I hope you’re right it’ll make for a great game. Will you be watching?
Of course!
Very helpful cheers
Glad it helped
Hey great video ! What is your opinion on doing . A water change during cycling ? Do you wait until
Cycling is complete and just do water top ups? Doing a fish in cycle with prime and stability
Check my last video on "Fish in cycling" I talk all about it!
Needed this will watch before purchase 😂🤦🏽♂️
*again
Clad I could help!
i use the nitrate test kit all the time on my 90 gallon 4inch sand bed discus tanks. i like to keep nitrates below 5ppms. this is how i know when to change my water 40%. usually every 4 days. i use ro/di water with double membrane so i only waste 1-1 ratio. i use discus minerals from germany to put gh minerals back in water. discus do great in very low nitrates. joe h navy seabee
That's a lot of work!
navy seabees are always busy not a problem
Great video and I love your channel. I personally don't like the master test kit, I get liquid everywhere, lids don't fit good on mine. What I would like to see is a video on hydrogen peroxide dosing your tank. I know you probably don't do it but I've thinking about trying it because I've gotten a bacterial Bloom in 1 of my 3 established tanks. It seems like it's a cheap and easy cure all. I don't know if h2o2 is safe for java moss and nerite snals.
Yeah,I don't do it. I have used it to spot treat algae though.
Thanks, nice info
Glad it was helpful!
Hello Michael! I am confused on why everything is measuring ok except my Nitrites. Ph is 7.4, Ammonia is 0, Nitrates are .50-1.0 &Nitrates are about a 5.0. My tank has been cycling for 6 weks. No fish yet. I want to upgrade my nano to a 10 gallon but I will kill my fish. Help please.
What are you using as an ammonia source?
How to remove amonia and nitro in my aquarium
Fish in cycle
Great video informing others on how to use the API Master Kit. I was so hoping you would have shown the wooden stand I sent you to show how the tubes match up perfectly to the color change. Love your idea of the How To Series.
Thanks! If I could have found that stand, I would have......but I couldn't :(
When I do test,I do ammonia,nitrite first but I do not set the timer at that time. I do then Nitrate and after tube got shaken 1 min and waiting period,I set the time 5 min and wait for the Nitrate result comes out.By the Nitrate result comes out,both Ammonia and Nitrite result should be already out so I then read the result.I too use 10 ml syringe without needle for putting water in the tube.
That is too much work.....LOL
Oh my god rolling around laughing with Siri
Lol
When to clean your hang backs/sponge filters having a water change.
When they are dirty silly!
I looked for KH/GH but missed it- did you do that one? (I’m new here) but my fish in cycle is looking decent except I discovered I have water that is on the softer side right out of the tap and even softer once in the tank. I was given Seachem Replenish and just dosed both my 20 and 10 gals. I’m sitting at about 50ppm on the test strip for GH and my PH is about 7.6. Ammonia 0 Nitrite is spiking and no nitrate yet. I’m also still adding Seachem Stability daily as I cycle. Thanks in advance!!
Hiya and welcome! I did not do KH and GH for API. I like the test strips for those.
Can you do a bunch of tips on netting fish!?
Drain the tank down to a couple inches, at least down to the same height as the net is tall.
I can add it to the list.
Ive " heard" netting them at night is easier. Kinda rude to interrupt their slumber, but beats the hell out of giving them a heart attack during a chase scene!!
What is this auto water changer, you speak of?
The one in my fish room I made.
How to reove amonoa and nitro
Fish in cycle
Is there any plants you recommend that can live in brackish water ??
Thanks for the content 👍
Check out @KJE Aquatics on Facebook. Ask him.
@@MichaelsFishRoom thanks
I can’t really win here. My tap water in the UK is 40ppm
40 PPM what?
I need a timestamp for both Nitrate tests please so I can remember qwq
Write it down.
How to test a koi fish pond
What do you mean?
Thank you for your videos, I love them.
How to identify if a female guppy his ready to give birth you could a make a video on that.
LOL....that is one of the most asked questions in the forums.
You use them in "different places" lol I bet- good informative video
Huh?
The syringes
Tanya H lol
How to test hardness?
Buy the GH/KH test kit.
Can you use plastic test tubes? I'm constantly breaking these glass ones
I don't think the cleartity would be the same.
How do I clean
With water
So what happens if your pH is yellow?
Refresh my memory, what is that?
I remember growing up my grandma had a tank and got me into fishes and I starting asking her about water parameters and she said she never did water changes HAD NO PLANTS and cleaned the filter COMPLETELY every month.. how her fish survived is beyond me
Luck?
MICHAEL YOU MESSED UP THE NITRATE 😂😂
How?
@@MichaelsFishRoom Maybe he is pointing out you did not shake the tube where both #1 and #2 test liquid added for 1 min,not 5 seconds shake. #2 test is to be shaken 30 seconds vigorously and test tube with both liquid should be shaken for 1 min. I do not know how much test result gets off from accurate result, but instruction booklet says so.
Hi Michael 👋 I have 2 bristle noses, one is a blue eyed lemon and the other a normal lonfin, I would just like to know if I could crossbreed them?
Sure can....well, they can...LOL
So would there be a chance for a longfin blue eyed lemon?
What if my nitrate is 0ppm
Depends where you are in the cycle.
is this applicable also in salt water?
No idea, I have never done it.
Siri is so damn annoying 😂 i be cussing her out everytime ahhahaha
Lol...she needs some work for sure!
Hiya mate my readings are ph 7.6 ammonia 0ppm nitrite 0ppm nitrate 0ppm dose this mean my tank has cycled ? Thanks
No, you need a nitrate reading, that shows the cycle has processed ammonia through to nitrate.
@@MichaelsFishRoom thanks for the reply mate appreciate it 👍🏻 But do u think I’m nearly there?. If I Do another test in a week or so ?
@@HarveyOliv no, I don’t. Watch my video on the cycle.
Do you sell Dumbo guppies
I do....www.michaelsfishroom.com
So…..what about chlorine?
What about it?
I’ve been cycling a new tank now for 8 weeks and still not cycled still have ammonia
Have you added a food source for the BB?(fish flakes, cheap but hardy fish etc)
Are you asking for help?
Michael's Fish Room
Yes please
Ammonia is at 2.0 ppm
No nitrites
No nitrates
8 weeks in and I’ve now added another air filter from an existing tank I’ve also added rocks from existing tanks but no change
Reynard van der Walt yes several times
My parameters are pH 7.4-7.6, ammonia 0.25 ppm, nitrite 0.25 ppm, and nitrate 20 ppm and have been cycling for about a week and a half, what should I do next?
How are you cycling? What is in the tank?
@@MichaelsFishRoom ghost feeding with fish food, the tank had no fish
@@chrisss2829 I’m my opinion that is a stupid way to cycle a tank. I don’t know what you would do.
@@MichaelsFishRoom well thats how i am doing it and were told to do 🤷🏻♂️
In this beginner's series... could you exlpain how to lower the hardness in your water. I have hard water and would like to get some green neon tetras that are supposed to need soft water. My guppies of course don't mind it at all. I'd sure appreciate your help. I know I won't get any b.s. from u. 😎👍🍄✌
I will add it to the list!
@@MichaelsFishRoom Thank You Michael. U asked for ideas and I hoped this was something u would consider doin'. If u don't have time to do it...that's okay. Either way, I love your vids and your charming "I don't give a shit if u like it" attitude. I'm glad u are bouncing back so well. Keep it up. ✌😎👍🍄
@@STUFFNTHINGS2DO what kind of water supplier?
Lynn Bonica no, there are other ways.
I would want to know how to grow floating pants .
OK
Siri is a crackhead 😂
Lol
How to get all water to proper levels
Do you mean parameters?
I have one. I probably need another one. Lol
LOL
My nitrate is high I keep doing water changes I am losing all of my baby angelfish what can I do?
Do you have nitrate in your source water? You can do this. th-cam.com/video/C-nbgGl8VNM/w-d-xo.html
My Ammonia is high that’s what I met to say my angelfish baby’s are getting Ammonia poisoning there dying slowly
@@upnorthsunsets9769 water change and fish in cycle. I have 2 videos on the fish in cycle.
My tank is not new I had fish in it but I took out the rocks and stuff for the fry angelfish I had fish all of my life just not angelfish fry I have a pair of angelfish that keep breeding so I bought a bigger fish tank for my other fish so I can put baby angelfish fry in there 55gal I think when I put all of angelfish fry together in the 55gal I over feeded them so now my Ammonia is high and there swimming Weird in circles or alot of them died on bottom some are sitting on the bottom of the tank I bought the stuff you said in this video came today I put in the 55g tank
Thank you for the video it's easy to follow on using the test kit 😊
Yay!
Did you learn something?
tip/trick/ siri is a crackhead, the little foam thing is to hold the tubes in a row vertically... so "i" dont knock them on the floor and break them (again)
lol
Man I should’ve went on Amazon. Mine was $40.
Did you by local?
Yes
I just taste my water....if I don't puke it's good.
🤣🤣🤣
😂🤣😂
REALLY 🤣🤣🤣😳 Did It Taste GOOD ??? Curious Did U Grow Super Fast & Healthy Like my Houseplants ALL Do ????
@@candyparkes7832 exactly! And I'm flowering quite nicely as a bonus! 😃
Fair enough!
Bring back fry fry Friday please Maybe
LOL....why?
Michael's Fish Room because it was awesome
Guppy boy this is true.