Tuesday I went to my to my favorite LFS to buy an Auto top off system.
I also buy a FasTest ammonia test. I told the guy that I was having inconsistant test results among the 2 brands. He told me that FasTest is made by the same manufacturer as IO (Aquarium Systems). One little reason that They are my favorite LFS! I buy it anyway.
I go home and conduct three seperate ammonia tests.
IO - .8
Elos - .05
FasTest - .2 (actually the color was somewhere between 0 and .2)
The IO test and FasTest are identical type tests
but the regents are from different batches.
The fasTest has expiration date of 12/07
while IO is a newer batch with expiration in `09.
I ran all 3 ammonia tests twice on Wednesday and the IO test always read at .8 IO tests are now in the garbage.
Elos and FasTest results were .05 and .2
Last night also tested for Nitrite and Nitrate
NO2 -.2
NO3 - 10
This mornings test results
Ammonia>>> Elos - .05 FasTest - 0
Nitrite .5
Nitrate 25
Cool Discovery of the Day.
The smallest hermit - The last 2 nights at around 3 am with the lights out.I have see the tiniest hermit crab.
Its shell is maybe 1/4" long and its legs are so small and all white.
He is really cute.
I tried to take a pic but it is too blurry to post and since it was 3 am I did not try taking multiple pics.
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