API Test Kits

High nitrate levels in your aquarium indicate a build-up of fish waste and organic compounds, resulting in poor water quality and an increase in al...

The API® AMMONIA TEST KIT measures ammonia to help prevent fish loss, as ammonia is the number one stressor and killer of tropical fish. Ammonia is...

When keeping freshwater fish and plants, the general hardness (GH) and carbonate hardness (KH) of aquarium water should match their natural habitat...

Copper – a treatment for many parasitic infections – must be monitored in an aquarium or a pond. The copper level can drop too low for the treatmen...

Phosphate can enter your aquarium through tap water, fish waste, and decaying organics such as uneaten food and dead algae. Excess phosphate contri...

Nitrite is produced in the aquarium in the forms of fish waste, uneaten food, and by nitrifying bacteria in your aquarium’s natural cycle as it bre...

The API HIGH RANGE pH TEST KIT measures pH changes in marine aquariums, aquariums with African Cichlids, and very alkaline tap water. The API HIGH ...

The API® pH TEST KIT monitors pH to maintain healthy freshwater conditions in your tank. pH control is imperative to prevent the harmful effects of...