The Best Water Test Kit You don’t need a smoke detector that can MEASURE the amount of smoke. Because ANY smoke is a “thing” right? Same with Ammonia, Nitrite and a ballpark on Nitrate and pH. So test strips are great and the following kit does it all for less than $20
Water Testing the Freshwater Nitrogen Cycle, the Why and How
Water Testing the Freshwater Nitrogen Cycle, the Why and How Why would you test this, why does it matter? How is this done? What do you do with the results? Parameters like pH (which can “crash” and kill a lot of fish) and various ‘nitrogen’ cycle products like Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate can accumulate in […]
Color Changes in Koi, and Other Species of Fish
Koi and goldfish color changes are USUALLY genetic but sometimes you’ll see a koi or goldfish turning black. USUALLY this is from a crashed pH, chronic parasitism, or ammonia-burn. The following test kit, tests for EVERYTHING. It’s 16 bucks and takes 30 seconds to run. Sometimes the blackening is INTENTIONAL by breeders in Asia who […]