Seachem Ammonia Alert

Overview:

Ammonia Alert lasts over 9X as long as competing products.

Seachem Ammonia Alert is also almost half the size of competing products. It’s small, clear, and unobtrusive, so it won’t detract from the view of your aquarium.

• Seachem sensor technology
• Continuously detects and monitors free ammonia
• Constant readings.No test kits, chemicals, or procedures needed
• Lasts over a year
• Marine and freshwater

Interpretation:

As little as 0.02 mg/L of free ammonia will produce a greenish hue on the detector surface. This corresponds to a total ammonia (both ionized and free ammonia) of 0.25 mg/L in marine water at pH 8.3. In freshwater at pH 7.0, this corresponds to 3.6 mg/L total ammonia.

Free ammonia is much more toxic than ionized ammonia. As free ammonia, the ALERT colour corresponds to about 0.05 mg/L, ALARM to about 0.2 mg/L, and TOXIC to about 0.5 mg/L. Administering a water change should be considered for any indication other than SAFE. The ALERT concentration is tolerated for 3-5 days, ALARM for 1-3 days, and TOXIC is rapidly harmful, requiring immediate attention. For emergency ammonia removal, treat with Seachem AmGuard.

Care:

Remove algae with clean, soft material. Avoid touching the sensor with fingers. Since skin oils can damage it. Do not use bleach, soap, detergents or hard objects to clean the sensor. Some dye medications may discolour the sensor. Don’t let the unit dry out. However, drying does not permanently impair the unit. Sensitivity improves with age. Read the unit under natural daylight or daylight simulating light. Red enhancing light minimizes green and blue hues, decreasing the apparent sensitivity of the unit.

McMerwe’s Comment: Seachem Ammonia Alert. Simple to use. No need for sampling water or test procedures.  [Rating 5/5]

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