Things You'll Need
- Ammonia test kit
Instructions
Buy a strip test. The kit comes with small strips and all you will have to do is place the correct end of the strip into the fish tank. You'll have a reading on the ammonia levels in seconds.
Purchase a powder test. Here you pour water from your aquarium into test tubes. You then add powder to the tubes to get a reading on the ammonia levels in the tank.
Get a liquid test. This is similar to the powder test but you add liquid drops instead of powder.
Compare colors. With any of the above kits, you'll get a color chart. Compare the color of the water or test strip to the chart to determine the ammonia levels in your fish tank.