Api KH colour chart

icekiki · 09-02-2015, 05:01 PM

Can any bros who use the Api KH test kit share the colour chart here.

I lost mine and couldn't seem to find this online

Thanks in advance

issunny · 09-02-2015, 06:41 PM

From API.

Directions for Testing KH
1. Rinse a clean test tube with water to be tested.

2. Fill the test tube with 5 ml of water to be tested
(to the line on the tube).

3. Holding the bottle vertically, add KH Test Solution,
one drop at a time. Be sure to count the number
of drops being added.

4. Cap the test tube and invert several times after
each drop.

5. The test is completed when the water in the test
tube, after having been shaken, turns from blue to
yellow. If you have difficulty discerning the color
after the first drop of test solution is added, remove
the cap from the test tube and, while holding it over a
white background, look down through the tube.

6. The KH value is determined by the number of drops
of test solution that must be added to turn the water
in the test tube bright yellow.

What the Test Results Mean
Use the table below to create the ideal water
hardness levels for your aquarium fish. When keeping
a community aquarium with a variety of tropical fish,
adjust the GH and KH to 3 - 6º (50-100 ppm).

GH & KH Range Aquarium Life
0º - 3º Discus, Arowana, Elephantnose,

(0-50 ppm) Neons, Cardinals, Live Plants

3º - 6º Most tropical fish including
(50-100 ppm) Angelfish, Cichlids, Tetras,
Botia, Live Plants

6º - 11º Most tropical fish including
(100-200 ppm) Swordtails, Guppies, Mollies,
Goldfish

8º - 12º Marine fish and
(140-200 ppm) invertebrates

11º - 22º Rift Lake Cichlids, Goldfish,
(200-400 ppm) Brackish Water Fish

icekiki · 09-02-2015, 08:26 PM

Thanks bro, but actually what i need is the color chart that comes with the test kit. So i can check the results against chart

Kumsia

yoAro · 09-02-2015, 10:05 PM

Hi bro, there is no colour chart, u need to count the number of drops and once the colour of the water changes in the test tube, that's the kH value. Place your test tube on a white surface for easier reference of colour change.

icekiki · 09-02-2015, 10:39 PM

haha.. my bad.. din read the instructions properly...

Got it now, thanks lots bros

09-02-2015, 05:01 PM	#1
icekiki Dragon Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,865	Api KH colour chart Can any bros who use the Api KH test kit share the colour chart here. I lost mine and couldn't seem to find this online Thanks in advance

09-02-2015, 06:41 PM	#2
issunny Arofanatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 106	From API. Directions for Testing KH 1. Rinse a clean test tube with water to be tested. 2. Fill the test tube with 5 ml of water to be tested (to the line on the tube). 3. Holding the bottle vertically, add KH Test Solution, one drop at a time. Be sure to count the number of drops being added. 4. Cap the test tube and invert several times after each drop. 5. The test is completed when the water in the test tube, after having been shaken, turns from blue to yellow. If you have difficulty discerning the color after the first drop of test solution is added, remove the cap from the test tube and, while holding it over a white background, look down through the tube. 6. The KH value is determined by the number of drops of test solution that must be added to turn the water in the test tube bright yellow. What the Test Results Mean Use the table below to create the ideal water hardness levels for your aquarium fish. When keeping a community aquarium with a variety of tropical fish, adjust the GH and KH to 3 - 6º (50-100 ppm). GH & KH Range Aquarium Life 0º - 3º Discus, Arowana, Elephantnose, (0-50 ppm) Neons, Cardinals, Live Plants 3º - 6º Most tropical fish including (50-100 ppm) Angelfish, Cichlids, Tetras, Botia, Live Plants 6º - 11º Most tropical fish including (100-200 ppm) Swordtails, Guppies, Mollies, Goldfish 8º - 12º Marine fish and (140-200 ppm) invertebrates 11º - 22º Rift Lake Cichlids, Goldfish, (200-400 ppm) Brackish Water Fish

09-02-2015, 08:26 PM	#3
icekiki Dragon Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,865	Thanks bro, but actually what i need is the color chart that comes with the test kit. So i can check the results against chart Kumsia

09-02-2015, 10:05 PM	#4
yoAro Dragon Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,458	Hi bro, there is no colour chart, u need to count the number of drops and once the colour of the water changes in the test tube, that's the kH value. Place your test tube on a white surface for easier reference of colour change.

09-02-2015, 10:39 PM	#5
icekiki Dragon Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,865	haha.. my bad.. din read the instructions properly... Got it now, thanks lots bros

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