Just found out my lfs uses aqua spin to test water I know people say make sure it’s not api is this part of that?
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Yeah good to know me and my testing of waters suckPeople are usually referring to the cheap api liquid kits because well they aren't that accurate. They aren't useless, and can generally tell you if you have a serious water quality jssue, you won't be able to dial in alk and ca with them.
I've attached the saltwater chart for the aquaspin
Notice the accuracy numbers. + or - 15% for calcium for example means that if your calcium is actually at 400 then the test could read anywhere between 360 and 400.I've had my water tested with one just to verify my own test results and yea its not super accurate.
Thank you I need to get better at testingThe liquid API tests are said to be very inaccurate. The aquaspin however, I don't know. I know someone here on r2r who sells high end torches uses that product and has lots of tanks.
Here are some threads on it:
aquaspin: is it good?
In terms of nothing but test quality, how good is the aquaspin, and is it any different from spinTouchFF?www.reef2reef.comAPI AquaSpin Tests Aquarium Water With Built-In Photometer
The API Aquaspin is an exciting new device designed to automatically test aquarium water. Details about the Aquaspin are extremely scant, no website, no social media posts and even the video is unlisted, but we can glean enough about it to get excited. The first striking point about the API...www.reef2reef.comThe API AquaSpin is it worth it.
So, on the border of purchasing this unit. just trying to get a heads up on is the unit worth the money. taking into consideration time is money and the time it takes to do all the test with your Hanna checkers. and the accuracy of the unit test compared to the Hanna of Salifert test kits...www.reef2reef.comWaterlink Spin Touch FF - First look and review
Many weeks ago, Reef Builders put out some info on a new product by API, Aquaspin. Seemed like a neat multi-test platform that made testing easy and quick. So I started to do some digging. Turns out a company by the name of LaMotte has been making automated testers for the pool industry for many...www.reef2reef.com
See that ammonia .1
thats not your actual reading, that test is wrong but better than 8 ppm which api has shown in some reefs
can you post a pic of your tank we can discuss why that test isn’t useful if it can’t even read the most predictable parameter correctly
get individual Hanna digital meters to test calcium and alk, dont use that spin touch especially if they’re charging for it, seven dollars isn’t worth it at all
Wow man thank you I’m done wasting my money with them lol! I will really look into my own testing and get better at doing so my testing of tanks is just horrible and feel I never get accurate testsExcellent. It’s not possible that the system has any more ammonia than .00x thousandths ppm. even if that spin touch was nh4 it’s still a hundred times off course, so I can’t trust any reading from it
never pay them for it again is my recommend
reasons we know your ammonia level: degree of bio load and surface area + stock rates above, combined with cycle studies that use digital test kits like seneye: no post cycle reef tank without a full fish kill is running tenths ppm ammonia either as nh4 or nh3.
I bet that misreading test kit sells lots of extra bottle bac for them