Login with Facebook
Forum List Member Tools Community Search Chat Recent Posts
Awesome Corals, Fish & Gear For Your Saltwater Reef Tank
Chemistry - API test kitsChemistry - Category: Calcium, Alk, Mg & pH

API test kits


Post Reply

 
  #1     Print this Post  
Old 10-20-2010, 01:07 PM

Default API test kits

The kits been sitting on the LFS shelf for who knows how long. Then you buy it. How does one gage the expiration date. Is it once they're opened? If so how long after opening do they last?
   
 
  #2     Print this Post  
Old 10-20-2010, 01:21 PM

API- The last four digits on the bottle are the dates M/Y this is the manufacturing date and the tests are good for three years nitrite is good for four... According the manufacturer... I would only say about half that with API though.

Salifert - posted on bottle
   
 
  #3     Print this Post  
Old 10-20-2010, 04:24 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by John View Post
API- The last four digits on the bottle are the dates M/Y this is the manufacturing date and the tests are good for three years nitrite is good for four... According the manufacturer... I would only say about half that with API though.

Salifert - posted on bottle
API are the only ones I can get around here. Thanks for the info
   
 
  #4     Print this Post  
Old 10-20-2010, 05:14 PM

No problem.
   
 
  #5     Print this Post  
Old 10-20-2010, 07:01 PM

Jaime if it makes you feel better I've tried them all. API gets a bad wrap but they test out perfectly every time. I can't say that about any of the others.
   
 
  #6     Print this Post  
Old 10-20-2010, 08:40 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by ReeferRob View Post
Jaime if it makes you feel better I've tried them all. API gets a bad wrap but they test out perfectly every time. I can't say that about any of the others.
I've always gotten what I thought were good readings also. At least my tank says so, for one being so small. Thanks Rob.
   
Post Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes


 


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:10 PM.

Copyright © 2004-2013 CaptiveReefs.com
Reef Aquarium Help & Information Home Page

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114