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Seachem Laboratories Ammonia Alert

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Ammonia Alert is an innovative color device for continuously detecting and monitoring toxic free ammonia. A sensor changes reversibly from yellow to green to blue, relative to the ammonia concentration. No test kits, chemicals, or procedures are needed. The device detects less than 0.05 mg/L (ppm) free ammonia and alerts you to the #1 killer before any sign of stress. It lasts over a year and replacement sensors are available. Marine or freshwater use..

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In the absence of free ammonia the unit will assume a yellow or faint yellow-green color. It is normal for the dry sensor to have a greenish hue. It may take up to a few days for a dry sensor to equilibrate with the water. No sampling of water, chemicals, or test procedures are required. The presence of the free ammonia is detectable continuously with a response time of about 15 minutes. Response to decreasing ammonia is slower, requiring about 4 hours to go from TOXIC to SAFE on removal of ammonia.

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 color corresponds to about 0.05 mg/L, ALARM to about 0.2 mg/L, and TOXIC to about 0.5 mg/L. The ALERT concentration is tolerated for several days, ALARM for a few days, and TOXIC is rapidly harmful. This product is not recommended for use at acid pH

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Seachem
Seachem Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1980 by Dr. Leo G. Morin. Seachem moved into a state of the art 110,000 square foot facility in Madison, Georgia marking their 25th anniversary in the industry in 2005. This facility includes production and research laboratories, manufacturing, inventory, shipping, and office space.

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Great for quarantine and freshwater
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Great for quarantine tank where ammonia spikes are likely. I question potential leeching into the water too much to trust it in my reef tank though.
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Could not trust it
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inexpensive
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not reliable
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Bought the Seachem ammonia alert based on the reviews, but in the end I just could not trust it. Color on center dot did not seem to match color wheel. I was hoping it would work, but end up buying an ammonia test kit to measure the levels in my tank.
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Great little tool
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Perfect for cycling your tank.
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Peace of mind.
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Small size
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I bought this to monitor ammonia levels in a breeding tank. I didn’t have a problem with ammonia, but it was nice having a constant checker!
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Quick and easy read. A must in a QT tank.
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Must Have for QT

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Great way to monitor Ammonia levels in QT and aquarium during cycling. easy to use and affordable
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Good product
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Good if you want to do a quick check on your amonnia levels.
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