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Urinalysis test strips for tank water?

Jessica M asked:

Just a curiosity, could a urinalysis test strip (for ph, nitrite, specific gravity and protein) work for fish tank water?

I don’t own a test kit as of yet, and I’m starting to worry about my fish.
Well, I’m worried since I am new to owning fish and I don’t have a tester.

I didn’t realize that I should wait for the nitrogen cycle to come into play before I put the fish in the tank.

When I got the fish, I had just put bottled water and stress zyme in it and then let the fish in the bag settle for 20 minutes and that was it.

Now the water has a slight cloudiness to it and it wasn’t like that yesterday when I put them in.

This was written by admin1. Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010, at 1:32 am. Filed under Fish. Tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

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  1. Hal P wrote:

    the acid alkaline diet

    I don’t think it would give accurate results. Generally, your local pet store will test your water for free. Why are you worried about your fish exactly?

    If you think that your water quality is in trouble, do a small water change, about 10%. Then do another, and then another. This will end up giving a 30% water change. Tomorrow, do two 25% water changes back to back.

    Also please see for help on any other problems you might have.

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