Aquarium care game changer!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Today I go over API Fish Care's Aquaspin- a digital water tester that takes less then two minutes for results!
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This is not available to the general public yet, but if you have a retail operation, its a really incredible tool! I can't wait to take it out and test some rivers for you guys! Interested in purchasing the AQUASPIN or looking for more information? Click here: www.apifishcare.com/about-aquaspin
That is cool. Are you going to test the Siskëwahane south of Three Mile Island?
That is one mile from my home, so most likely I will
@@jayrowe6473 I love that indigenous name
Wait, what's stopping people from claiming to buy it for a retail operation to get it then? Like being in retail doesn't suddenly make it work differently, lol.
Me I want to buy 1 of this Machine when can I buy on ASAP
Man. This might actually really help revolutionize the hobby. Hope it takes off, in 10 years there’ll just be a digital reader inside your aquarium that you can just plug in and measure
far less than 10 yrs I hope. I'm sure the technology exists now, someone just has to put it together. Will make million$$$$$
This is EXACTLY what I need. I'm bummed that it's not available to the general public yet, but I've waited 40 plus years so far, a few more won't hurt.
Unless they make a more cost effective model, it's $1200.
@@TheCancelCult I honestly don't care, I'd spend the money. I struggle hard with matching colors. I'm not truly colorblind, but my ability to decipher shades is seriously compromised. It would be nice to know for sure what my parameters are without needing to guess somewhere between 40ppm and 180ppm.
@@TheOfficialSteelReign it's not really made for personal use is the thing. It's only really useful if you have a large number of tanks on the same filter. The reagent comes in preloaded discs. Each disc is $3. That gets pretty costly if you have just a few tanks.
I get what you're saying though. I have a very hard time telling one color from another as well. It's not so much about you or me though. Bringing a new product to market is very expensive and the average consumer buys cheap test strips. Let's be honest, most people don't even buy test strips until they think they have a problem.
API would have a very hard time selling enough of these to recoup their cost.
Yes, definitely do a video on the API master test kit readings. Sometimes it’s just hard to know exactly what the color is. Looking forward to your future videos with the digital water tester.
Agreed please do a video on the test kits
The ammonia test is so sensitive that even a tiny bit of oil on your skin can throw the results into positive numbers. Its that good a test.
It's very hard to tell on the ammonia in particular. Wish this product was available, though it looks like it'll cost a million dollars or something
yes please
You guys might be partially colorblind, all the readings are easy and clear with the API master kit
I’m glad you featured this. I have been super curious about it since you mentioned it on Alex’s channel. Thanks for the info!
That is freaking cool! Love how one sample/test covers so many values. Hope it becomes available to the general public.
Every test is 3 dollars of plastic waste.
It's a bit of a dilemma, considering the attention to water quality.
This is the biggest issue. They need to lose the disks or make them reusable.
Hallelujah! The Nitrate test is the bane of my life! I'm not colour blind, but I did find the API one ambiguous more often than not. I changed to a brand I get on with much better now, but I like the certainty of numbers, so it would be great when it's available for hobbyists. 😊
What test did you switch to? I have trouble with that test also.
@@jenxu2 Colombo. Personally I find those ones easier to read. 😊
This is awesome! I hope this will soon be available to consumer hobbyists as well
As someone with essential tremors that will only get worse with more time - water test day is always a huge endeavor. This right here is a game changer.
Once something like this becomes available to the general public it really will be a big boost to the hobby. I would like to use this to chart aquarium water parameters over time.
Anything that removes the "human error" is right up my alley! 😉
The nerd in me NEEDS this!
Edit: Checked the pricing, and I have to say that for consumers, it's pretty painful at the moment. The individual tests cost a bundle as well. For stores, I can fully see the benefits.
Hence no effort was made by API to market to consumers. That said, there are people who blow around 4000 on a single filter *cough* ADA *cough*
So who knows, that same company might be the first to market it to consumers.
Yeah it's like $1200 😭
@@Youarenice6 No thank you.
Dang. As an ex-chemist, I dream about a device just like this every time I painfully count drops in to a tube as if I were in highschool still... but I don't dream of a thousand dollar device :-( Where's China when you want them???
Excellent. I want one!
The reality in this hobby is that we change water, just to change water. Few bother to take the time and understand the hard chemistry of their water.
Why? It's a pain, it's slow, cumbersome, and prone to error. It's easier to just change the water when you likely don't need to, just to be safe.
And while their are other solutions like Hanna checkers, they are prohibitively costly for most freshwater hobbyist's.
This tool is a fantastic addition to the hobby. TY for the coverage and awareness. I'll be getting one the moment they are available to consumers.
I think the data logger is by far the best feature. A multiple parameter test is a Huge benefit. But, as a hobbyist, I regularly test my system. And I only maintain one display tank, so it's not that hard. However, I frequently forget to record my results. Having it log results is what makes me want one. The ability to display a trend line in data is fantastic.
Also as a soil and water conservationist, I cannot emphasize enough the advantage of actually knowing your parameters; rather than trying to guess when their is a problem. But, that is a later conversation for when hobbyists' can easily test their water chemistry.
I'm glad API reached out because I was shaking my head when paul caffaro of all people was sponsored by API ..... Hopefully paul watches your videos, he could use the education and knowledge that you are always so good at conveying
I reached out to them, honestly. I was very excited to try this out and have it in my toolkit
@@RachelOLeary I cannot wait till these are available to everyone!! Thanks for making it all happen and showing us , I had no idea this even existed.... Very cool Rachel can't wait to see more from the channel your awesome!!!!
JBL do something similar called proscan, its simply brilliantly. Down load app, dip a test strip, scan and wait a minute to get results. Im colour blind had lots of trouble before getting proscan.
I have owned salt/fresh water tanks for 55 years. Nice automated devices arriving. I have used master kits but the strips are ballpark enough for me. I have 2 160 gallon salt and one 120 fresh tank for Discus all with sumps. You can never over water change. My discus are big eaters so weekly 90% water change. The other 2 tanks are 20% water change biweekly with 50% once per month. Very rarely need to check water parameters. If any problems though, first to check. If I start another tank, I will use substrate/bio media from establish tank, throw in bacteria jump starter, snd add fish right away. I may perform every other day water changes until the cycle settles/no parameter problems. Water changes are one of the most important things you can perform for stable, healthy aquariums. My tab water is fine even with salt. I do not use RO water. What I have noticed, through the years, is that you can not visually tell if your parameters are in the danger zone. You must have a water tester. Easy to be fooled, the water looks great, and you start medications. In fact, the fish are sick because of the water
Also I’m color blind so that darn test has been super difficult at times!
I'm also colorblind and I feel like this would be a great improvement for me!
@J-rad Ironman and @@sarahwoodring5587, there's an Android app called "Aquarium Note" that has a colour tool. You take a photo of your test beside the colour chart, put 'A' on the lowest of the chart (e.g. 0ppm), 'C' on the bottom (or middle) of the chart (e.g. 100ppm), and 'B' on your test. It then tells you what B is closest to and gives you the result. :)
I use my phone for reading the tubes for me , just like I have to use it for electronic wiring / resistors etc being color blind sucks
@@christopherstaples6758 what app do you use for that? That's brilliant!
same here, but even my wife with normal color vision has trouble matching colors on test strips or liquid tests.
Thank you for showing us 👍 Glen
I definitely want one. When reusable disks are available I am in. Very cool
So here is my issue with it. Color me that tree hugger.
The more plastic we make the more it hurts the oceans. The more electric used the less we have.
On the other hand what if we get one that is faulty but gives perfect readings we would never now.
We use things every day we should not what about a product that is natural. That would color me impressed.
It seems like a nice idea and im sure it doesn't use much battery or electric junk.
On the other hand it recommends more products which may not always be needed an a new person to the hobby would run out an spend money where it may not be needed.
Im on the fence on if it would be helpful or hurtful still. It does beat chemicals so that's good.
I appreciate the video on this an its well put together it seems good for shops.
I agree that I wish the discs were reusable rather then single use.
@@RachelOLeary yes it would help a lot maybe they will change thr design in thr future for it.
Ooooo I can't wait for this to come out. I only have 3 aquariums but I'm a busy lady.
It cost 1200
@@jjaquariums Well butter my bum and call me a biscuit I'm not THAT busy! Lol.
Thank you for the video! Very in depth.
I think it has some value in that it can test calcium and phosphates. That way you know your water, and can REALLY dial in the plants and nutrients. It's also useful when starting the Nitrogen cycle. However, once you have your tank up and running, it loses value quick. You don't need to know EXACTLY what level your hardness or nitrates are on a week to week basis; you only need to be in your acceptable range. For that, test strips are ideal. They're quick and the price per test can't be beat.
This kit seems like overkill for the AVERAGE fish keeper. You'd have to take it out of storage, plug it in, open a test pack (which probably costs a pretty penny), wait for the results, the clean up and put everything away again. With the test strip, you just open a bottle, take a strip, dunk it in water and a minute later you have your result. Is it precise? No, but at this point you're simply confirming what your eye test is telling you. Are your fish acting normal? Then chances are your water parameters are normal too. If your tank is setup correctly, your water shouldn't be changing much to begin with.
My only issue with this is the amount of plastic unless biodegradable or reusable. It's very wasteful. I wish they had something that's affordable and less waste for home use. I think more people would do more testing if simple quick accurate tests were available.
Most of the oceans plastic is actually now from fishing nets. And broken up micro plastics. But I see where you are going with this.
That was my thought too. Dang that's a lot of plastic for a one time use.
Looks like it’s still time consuming cool that you can save results and build a history for the tank
The Aquaspin would be a great addition to an aquarium-cleaning service. Since it's pricey for the average fish keeper, some enterprising aquarium services provider could add this water testing to their home aquarium services. Easy to test, show the results to the customer, and they know exactly what you're going to do to fix any problems/issues. Or you could just do the testing & let the customer fix their own tanks since they'd know exactly what to do. Plus with 1-time use cartridges & pipettes no cross contamination of specimens or tank water. Sounds like a $$$ maker.
Thanks, being color blind, and 63.2 a data printout is great!
Can’t get API Products in the UK 🇬🇧 as regularly as I’d like, but the UK market would love this! Take my money! 💰
Right ON!
Those look like a disposable disk, which seems like waste could build up pretty quickly if you're doing a lot of testing, like this is for. Are those one use and trash? Also makes the cost of those discs a consideration as well for the hobbyist at this point.
It's cool technology though. It will be interesting to see how it develops
I work at a local shop and we just got one of the Aquaspins and we love it! Makes testing a bunch of our tanks plus our customers water way easier.
Can you share any info on the discs? Are they expensive, are they single use or could they be reused with proper cleaning?
@@JJJacey Of course! The disks are $3.50 each, they are single use. There isn't a way to clean them, it's almost completely sealed. Just a tiny hole to add water through a syringe that comes with it.
@@hunterkiernan498 Thanks for the quick reply! Bummer about them being single use, I was hoping maybe a quick rinse with pure RODI might have been okay. I'm really interested to see how they will further develop this product before it gets to the consumer market. As it is, with only 20ish tanks, I couldn't justify the cost + plastic waste just to save myself a little time.
This is Fantastic info Rachel!! 🙂
The older tests from year one can be so difficult to read or get correct accuracy. 😊 we'll have to start calling Nurse Rachel here soon. 😆 Really looking forward to seeing how this all works!
Thanks Rachel....👍🌷
The price tag on that thing. As of now I don’t seeing the average fish keeper getting this at that price but for breeders or stores I can see but hopefully after a few yrs they make it more affordable to the hobby
I had to watch this video when I saw Rachael was reviewing a specific product! I only have 7 tanks but would love to get my hands on this. Testing all of my tanks, even with extra test tubes and a diy holder is quite a process and I also typically only do it when there’s a problem. Can’t wait to see some field tests with this!
Wonderful video! Thanks so much for sharing this specific product with us. I will keep watch and hope the wait for consumers is not too far in the future. With water testing made so much easier, I think more hobbyists would test their water more often, catching any problems soon. Thank you Rachel! You are so wonderful.
Digital testing is a great idea especially for those who don't test. With pool testers running $200ish I think it will be a long time before it will be affordable for aquariums. Like 10 to 15 years unless someone figures out how to make a better cheaper tester. Thanks for showing us!
Watching fr Trinidad 🇹🇹😌
Very informative 👏👌tky hun ...love love your videand you inspired me to have a fish room.a few mths ago...so I'm presentlymske an extention to my home for 1.....
I’m a new fish keeper, well let me rephrase that, I recently have been woken up to being a better fish keeper. I have the big kit you mention in the beginning, I like it, but it’s daunting to think, oh man I should test my water in my tanks, and I think to myself oh man that’s going to take me forever. What a neat tool to have! You can come down and test my water for me! 😉
Try the tetra all in one test strips, although alot of stuff by tetra is subpar their test strips are proven to be the best, easily acquired , test strips out there. Plus as Cory has shown us you can cut them in half and get 50 test per bottle. The API master test kit is obviously more accurate but for a quick and painless check up on the main parameters the tetra strips are the way to go. Trust me i got over 20 tanks and doing it literally a drop at a time then waiting the said time would literally take me the entire day vs a dip and one minute of waiting lol
Thanks Rachel for sharing!! This is truly cool stuff!! I just watched Chris Biggs video on the one he was able to get in Canada. I haven't researched it yet see if we have anything available here in the states for the home hobbyist!! I hope you're having a great day!!🙏🌿🐟🌿💚🐢
With increasing interest in the hobby, I wonder if we'll see a company like Taylor get into this business. They make photometers for pool water-- fill the tube, add reagent, put tube in machine and get the number.
Interesting, this is like the Hach water quality meter we use in the fisheries field. API got smart.
do you calibrate before feild testing?
API is right here in PA!
I love this unit as someone that is color blind and visually impaired all other test kits are not available to me.
Pretty cool! Prices I have seen thrown around are $1200. Not sure on the disc prices. At that price, great for LFS.
I would love to have one of these as a consumer.
I 100% agree that being able to get readings like that instead having to determine what the colors on our "now" tests would be so much easier, especially for those of us that are color blind or color challenged. I can't see most yellows, so I have to ask my husband to read out some of the results to me. It is so frustrating.
Nice review. Some things I'd like to see in addition to the review...
Price
price of consumables (disks and reagents if any)
What do you think a LFS would charge to test water with this?
Another commenter said disks are $3 each!
Can't wait for it to be available for retail purchase. My hobby has grown and I am already up to 6 tanks and a 4 gal fishbowl.
This is AMAZING! so exciting!!
Hanna instruments has individual parameter testers, but each is like $50-60 so I hope this will be more economical when available to us.
Thank you for this! Been searching for a solution on UA-cam for this, can't see most colors. I've stuck with 3 super understocked highly planted walstad style 20gal tanks I let establish FOREVER. Been scared to try other style tanks/fish because I couldn't test my water without looking like an idiot at petco all the time 😑
Oh my gosh, I really want this!!!
I can imagine that with advances in materials chemistry, water testers like this will be easier and cheaper to make in the next decade. I can already imagine that all it takes to measure any ionic entity in the water is to have a semiconductor diode which passes current in the present of that ion specifically, proportional to concentration. It might be really expensive now because some dopants can be rather exotic and difficult to manufacture, as well as highly specialized to certain industries so not produced at scale. The mechanism would work with nitrite, nitrate, pH, divalent cations (important for hardness readings), monovalent cations, carbonate, etc. For ammonia, I might exploit the ligand field interactions between ammonia and various transition metals. Then, a computer program could interpret those raw readings for you through your phone.
I think this specific device is a UV/IR spectrophotometer. Interesting choice of design... If I were a billionaire, I could develop a lot of useful technology for this hobby.
This looks so cool! I hate the color test because I can never truly tell! Hope to get one soon!
Though I'm sure it's gonna be super pricey 😬
I’ll order one only if you get a kick back. I knew the technology was out there so glad they reached out to you to share it.
I do not have any affiliate link or kickbacks, and was not paid. I actually reached out to them to get the aquaspin as I think it will be useful when traveling as well as around the fishroom.
Test kits are great on sunny days but winter in Scotland, most the of the day isn't very bright and reading test colours is almost impossible. The colour of your room light also affects how the test colour will look.
Hopefully these sort of machines become cheaper and more available in future.
I can’t wait for this to get simpler!! Thanks for the awesome video and introduction to the Aqua Spin!
I can't wait for a small home version of that. I used to test religiously but don't any more unless something's wrong. My kit is mostly expired now and it's kind of expensive to replace. A digital water analyzer may be too far out of my price range too though.
My mind is blown. I need one
I wish API would partner with one of the major retailers to make this device something they had at all their locations that sell fish, like a Petco or PetSmart, so that you could just pay the price of a disc and take a sample of your water to get accurately tested!
That seems like a much more realistic scenario, rather than API releasing a product like this to the public or at least one that is affordable.
this looks like a really useful device! thanks for doing a great overview of it.
Neat! This will change the way we test water for sure! Quick question, are the cartridges reusable, or are they single use?
Single use
Fantastic piece of kit,like you said Rachel eliminates the human error.only question is how can it be calibrated?
It comes with a disc for calibration
This is a fairly expensive piece of equipment for the general hobbyist that has a few aquariums and perhaps some summer tubbing projects going on. The pricing I have seen is from $900-$1200. However from a "retail" brick and mortar store or running a business from the home, then I would agree that this would be a good investment, or perhaps like a company I worked for installing LARGE 500 gallon and UP aquariums mostly Marine systems. That would be a HUGE time-saver. As my dad would say it's All about who has the most Toys wins :) ... personally it's cool, I want, but way out of my price range...hence for commercial use. I will say this though API has been in the hobby for many years.
Aquarium Pharaceuticals Inc. (API ) is a subsidiary of the Mars corporation...yes, like Food products, chocolate, etc...API has been around for a long time and used their products when I was working at a small mom and pop pet shop chain in the 1980s... API was started in Philadelphia PA in 1964...they developed more than 170 different products, including medications, water conditioners, fish foods, aquatic plant products, and pond products. --- in my opinion ONE of the most trustworthy companies in the hobby!
Great piece of equipment...now let me send you a water sample from one of my aquariums for testing HA!
This is AWESOME !!! I have 14 aquariums and like you do not test as much as I should because of the time is takes. Sure hope they make it available to consumers SOON !!! I bet it will cost a pretty penny !! I use all API products !! Sure wish they would send me one !! LOL
Definitely wanna buy one when it's available to the public.
The only downside seems to be the single use plastic disks. Accessibility and convenience are important so hopefully they’ll develop a reusable disk in the future.
Good morning RL. Great recommendation
I could totally use this, cuz for sum reason, i am unable to keep ANY species of aquatic plants. My last aptmnt had a 10, 20 long, 29, 37 & 55 glln tanks w/ various freshwater community fish & all highly planted: stem, bulb, floating & rooted plants. All were kickin’ ass. Moved a 1/2 hr east(still n.j.) & over the past yr, ive bought at least 20 dffrnt kinds of plants from various locations, & none last more than a month b4 jst falling apart. I dont know whats up. But its gotta be the water.
Hey you know you was the first I have seen with this tester looks great. Wow I want one. You know I bet Corn Dog Cory will do a vid on this wait and see, but you was my first. Charlie AKA Dismas
my future fish room will also have these! :D how exciting for API to make this technology available for stores! :D
Looks identical to the Lamotte water spin touch FF. I assume it’s the same.but probably cost more
it is similar, but has specific testing for aquariums rather than pools
Wow ,, this is truly awesome. Look forward to seeing your results out in the field 👍
Hopefully they make a consumer affordable version at some point in the near future. I only have 7 tanks running and I find it tedious to test every tank with the time it takes with the master test kit.
What a great innovation! Does the nitrate test above the 160ppm level?
Are the discs recyclable? With plastic being the troublesome product it is - API should be mindful of this one time use products life span.
That would a nice device to have.
You should do comparison tests. Testing the same water with the test kits.
Thank you for this Rachel. I happen to be one who tests their water and it is so time consuming and exacting. So many bottles/reagents, glass tubes, lids, etc to buy and they get outdated if not used in time. I surely hope this testing unit can enter the mainstream market and do so exponentially. It sure beats all the sticky notes on the tanks, tubs, totes etc to keep track of which results are for which tank.
I am OCD when it comes to water testing. 9 tanks twice a week. I wonder how much the disks are going to cost.
Thanks for the video, i need 1 if these in my life its a game changing piece of kit👌👌
Interesting. I wonder if they will ever develop a set of standards you can insert to ensure your results are within spec, or how their warranty and unit repairs will be like. A box of kimwipes would be helpful or a box of brawny shop towels. Both are soft for wiping off the glass / plastic containers and won't scratch and we use them in the lab and field. Are those disks one use? If they could make colormetric meters more affordable, then people would have an easier time running water parameters but right now field handhelds are well over $500 and would have reusable vials.
Wow! I wish it was affordable! I use the master kit and have trouble reading the colors. I just go with it. It looks like this or that to me. Log it and move on. That said, I love how informative your videos are! You are one of my favorites!
Wow I never knew these existed thanks for making a video about it!
I must acquire this! 😂
I really hope this comes out in australia!
I'd love to see the results of your black water tank as well as the 150 Hillstream tank.
I wish something like this was available 40 years ago when I had a fish shop. I never had any of this information for myself or to help my customers.
Colour is so subjective, any lighting , shadow or ambiance changes results, also it is a never an identical one for one
Such a cool product! Thanks for sharing!
Very cool!
Cool idea and I hope they offer a cheaper consumer model soon, but I'll stick to the Fresh kit rather than spend $1200.
Pretty cool. Can you calibrate this meter? All meters and even the chemical color reagents need calibration.
so cool! l need one of them!
This is really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool but having found your video only today, I see this equipment is for sale at £1,531.00 (I am guessing similar in Euros and Dollars?). Well out of the reach for the home aquarium hobby still. And the disks are sold in packs of 50 for £245. That would last a while in the home but it is a huge investment. Prices just from a quick search and one source.
There is a similar product called iDip that's available. Smaller hand held device, kinda like a tds reader, but measures ph, ammonia, etc... Cost around $300
If API goes consumer with theirs, something they really should consider doing as well
Rachael,are you familiar with Aquarium co-op new test strips?Thay have been tested against lab grade equipment and found to be accurate. I'm sure you know cory doesn't sell a product unless it meets his high standards
The science geek in me totally wants one. Saw the approximate cost. Rather buy an RODI unit and reminerilized my water if needed. Thanks for sharing though.
So cool!
Super excited to see what you do with this !!
Nice sweater :)