Poll on water testing (for ammonia only)

[MnFish1]

I'm seeing 3 times as many people vote for Option E than Option C. That makes no sense, to say "I think the kit has false positives" while "I haven't found false positives."

What I make of it is there are people voting for Option E that haven't used the test kit themselves. In other words, "I think this test has far more false readings," because someone on the internet told me the API ammonia kit is junk.

Thanks - there are a couple things in the poll that point to that conclusion - OR - the conclusion that API tests are no 'worse' than any others.

 

[HomebroodExotics]

I'm seeing 3 times as many people vote for Option E than Option C. That makes no sense, to say "I think the kit has false positives" while "I haven't found false positives."

What I make of it is there are people voting for Option E that haven't used the test kit themselves. In other words, "I think this test has far more false readings," because someone on the internet told me the API ammonia kit is junk.

It’s almost like there is somebody in this forum that goes around talking about how bad api ammonia tests are when they in fact don’t use them nor read the directions on how to use them. But I don’t think anyone would actually do that..

 

[MnFish1]

It’s almost like there is somebody in this forum that goes around talking about how bad api ammonia tests are when they in fact don’t use them nor read the directions on how to use them. But I don’t think anyone would actually do that..

yes it seems that way

 

[MnFish1]

I will say - for Api (no affiliation - incase the acusion comes ) - Follow the directions exactly = not partly - not semi. - fully. And - Frankly - its hard to do (I've done it multiple times in the last weeks) - to me the question becomes 'why test'

 

[brandon429]

Cycling Question

Hi All! I recently setup a Waterbox Marine X 110.4 and its the first fresh cycle I'm doing in 10 years. I started cycling the tank with about 1 to 2 ppm of Ammonia on December 20th or 14 days ago and have been taking measurements daily. Ammonia has not gone down at all, its still reading 1 to 2...

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Peers would be fairer to relay to him the vote % breakdown here

it could change his perspective on whether or not he’s stalled


consider the vote breakdown here


read the umpire advice there, see how testing went to 100% accurate though that’s not shown above? Omission of vote % from a fair sample withheld, live time. Thats an api misread I’m voting for him heh even though he’s not convinced yet. You can’t convince non digital test owners they’re not stalled any easier than you can land an eighty pound gar out of the trinity on 10 pound test line. It takes seneye to open eyes, even links directly to seneye vs api threads often won’t do it.

 

[brandon429]

per this poll and the ranging colors we accept as passing, I think going forward I need to actually see the kit readings and not people's relay. I constantly make that same error/accepting their relays and it was happening again there by the umpires. we take for granted none of the 12 possible confounding mistakes in testing aren't in play.

 

[vabben]

I use API tests to test my water during cycling. I do have the advantage of having an established tank running, so I just double the tests and compare the results to my "control". I think its a very effective and affordable way to use these test kits. Once the cycle is complete, never test for ammonia again.

 

[MnFish1]

per this poll and the ranging colors we accept as passing, I think going forward I need to actually see the kit readings and not people's relay. I constantly make that same error/accepting their relays and it was happening again there by the umpires. we take for granted none of the 12 possible confounding mistakes in testing aren't in play.

Except you're misreading the poll....

In the first 3 questions - people were supposed to choose 1 choice -
SO the results of section 1 are:
12 people have had either no errors - OR - if they did they realized that they caused it. (thats 4:1 for API)

- then -

In section 2 we get opposite results:
its 12 to 3 in the opposite direction

Which - we just discussed is could be because people are voting based on 'conventional wisdom' as compared to actual experience with the test.

I guess the real key - most people do not test ammonia at all.