"ammonia alert"

[RTCatz]

Does anyone use this? It seems pretty cool, but it's $8 at Petco for a freakin ammonia reader! I heard the center piece needs to be replaced every year.

Link:

http://www.seachem.com/products/product_pages/AmmoniaAlert.html

 

[Vetteacher]

I like it for an early warning system on some of my cycled tanks with the potential for spikes. I have had it detect fairly low levels between testings and it allowed me to address it before it became a problem. I would never replace regular testing with it though. It will beome less sensitive over time, so, yeah, you will want to replace the disk regularly.

 

[mcblack]

cool reader, very useful

 

[DJ BIG T]

i went and got one but it doesnt work so i need to take it back when i get a chance....ill tell what seachem rocks with there stuff i use there prime and im getting ready to use there puigen for my filter...

 

[ewurm]

I have used it, and it works, but I agree that it isn't a substitute for testing.

 

[GettingSassy]

It's a very useful thing. It's definitely not meant to replace testing, but to give you a heads-up if something goes to crikey. I have one on my big tank, and I'm getting one for my smaller tank.

 

[mickey85]

Maybe I'm dumb...I stuck it on a 5.5G tank with totally fresh live rock, and even during the big ammonia spike, the little disk never changed color. That's with a brand new tester.

 

[fishnutham]

come across few articles they all ranked it highly i keep forgeting to order mine

 

[ewurm]

It's a very useful thing. It's definitely not meant to replace testing, but to give you a heads-up if something goes to crikey. I have one on my big tank, and I'm getting one for my smaller tank.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Crikey is an awesome word.

 

[RTCatz]

Hey mickey, wth happened to it then? Was there really an ammonia spike in your tank?