Seachem MultiTest Marine Basic Combines the Marine pH & Alkalinity, Ammonia, and Nitrite & Nitrate kits Multi-cavity plate for simultaneous testing of up to 6 tests at the same time Includes reference for test validation MultiTest™ Marine Basic performs over 75 tests each of marine pH and alkalinity, ammonia, and nitrite/nitrate Marine pH & Alkalinity The Marine pH & Alkalinity test features a unique dye that has a pronounced color change between 8.0 and 8.3, making it the easiest kit on the market to read in that critical range. It is suitable for marine or brackish water only. Alkalinity may be read from the same sample in 0.5 meq/L increments. Ammonia The ammonia test measures total (NH3 and NH4+) and free ammonia (NH3 only) down to less than 0.05 mg/L and is virtually interference free in marine and fresh water. Free ammonia is the toxic form of ammonia and thus it is much more important to keep an eye on the level of free ammonia in your system. This test may be used with freshwater or marine water. Nitrite/Nitrate The Nitrite/Nitrate test measures nitrite to less than 0.1 mg/L and nitrate to less than 0.2 mg/L in marine or freshwater. The values reported are expressed as nitrite and nitrate rather than nitrogen (to convert to nitrogen, simply divide by 3.3 and 4.4, respectively). Accuracy Range pH: 7.80–8.70Alkalinity: 0–∞Ammonia: 0–6 mg/LNitrite: 0-25 mg/LNitrate: 0–50 mg/L Precision Detectable changes on the color chart in the following increments: pH: 0.01 pH unitsAlkalinity: 0.5 meq/LAmmonia: 0.01–0.1 mg/LNitrite/Nitrate: 0.1–1 mg/L Reference Sample It isn't necessary to run a reference test to use this kit; however, its proper performance can be validated by running a test in the normal manner except that the reference sample is used in place of aquarium sample. You might choose to run a reference test if you have cause to believe the test is giving incorrect results. If you run a test using the reference sample and obtain the correct result (based on the known reference value provided) then you can safely be sure the test is giving accurate results.
