Seachem Ammonia Alert
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. Marine or freshwater use.
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 the removal of ammonia.
Dimensions: 2.5" x 1.5"
Seachem Ammonia Alert
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. Marine or freshwater use.
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.
Ammonia Alert™ lasts over 9 times as long as competing products (over a year compared to 4-6 weeks). 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.
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
No care is required beyond removing algae with a 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 discolor the sensor. Sensitivity improves with age, provided the unit is not allowed to dry out, however, drying does not permanently impair the unit. For maximum sensitivity, the unit should be read under natural daylight or daylight simulating light. Red enhancing light minimizes green and blue hues, decreasing the apparent sensitivity of the unit. The response of the unit may be checked by holding it briefly over the mouth of an ammonia bottle: color should develop rapidly.
Item No. TK-SC10
11 Reviews
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Great product
Great product just what I needed.
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Great tool to have.
My aquariums with always have at least this ammonia alert tool in them. In freshwater ammonia is usually the first thing that goes awry when a water quality problem is present. This doesn’t replace testing rather tells you when you should be closely monitoring with testing. On top of that I believe it measures Free Ammonia which is the toxic kind not bound by water conditioners and the kind that will hurt your little guys. I’ll always recommend it.
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Convenient
Highly recommend. Allows one to keep track of positive changes and their influence on Ammonia Levels. Like water changes, less feeding, Less stocking. Just might save your fish while cycling an aquarium! More convenient than testing water sample after water sample.<br>
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Great when treating QT
I use these when doing QT on a new fish. If copper treatment is needed, my normal kits give false positives. This badge works well while treating.
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very good product
Received product a day earlier then expected. easy and straightforward to use, just peel off plastic and stick on to tank. suction is still holding up over a week.
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Great
I like the item it's small but does the job I don't like that its life time is only one year but other than that it's pretty good the price isn't that bad and it looks like it's working to me I did a test on it and the reading was the same as what it indicated
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excellent
love that I dont have to test for ammonia everyday, awesome product, very accurate.
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easy as pie!
Just put it in and look at the color of the sensor, it's that easy!
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Works Great!
I have used these many times over the years and they have always worked very well. You can tuck them into your sump and will be out of the way, yet provides a quick visual update when needed. Just make sure to change it out per the manufactures instructions.
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Awesome
Indiscreet and accurate. A lot of people don't realize that dechlorinators like Seachem Prime actually cause false positives for ammonia tests, like those by API. This ammonia indicator shows the level of REAL ammonia in the tank, and is not affected by Prime or other chemicals that inactivate ammonia. It's fast too, changes in ammonia levels show up in about 15 minutes. Recommended for everyone.
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Perfect Item
Everybody needs one of these in their tanks. I used mine to monitor my cycle and I'm still using it. I've checked the accuracy twice with chemical testing and it's been spot on. Zero Ammonia. I still do regular testing but this will give me a heads up in case something starts to go wrong between tests. Awesome product!
