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  1. 10-06-2012, 06:19 PM #1
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    API Ammonia test is cloudy...

    I've just done my first tests using the API Saltwater test kit, but when it came to the Ammonia test, the solution turned cloudy.
    Tried it twice, cloudy both times. Used my girlfriend's Freshwater test kit with my water, cloudy again. Used both kits on the freshwater tank and no issues at all.

    The bottom 2-3mm of each test tube of cloudy solution shows a clear colour yellow, 0 Ammonia?

    Tried googling "cloudy ammonia test" and found a few post on various forums, mostly about salifert kits, but nothing definitive.

    Anyone got any ideas?
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  2. 10-06-2012, 07:01 PM #2
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    My Api has always tested cloudy but I've always assumed this was normal tbh lol
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  3. 10-06-2012, 08:41 PM #3
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    Yeah mine went cloudy as well I assumed it to be normal too.

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  4. 10-06-2012, 09:17 PM #4
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    Mine look cloudy but is always one colour throughout. Has it been shook up vigorously?
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