Help!!!! Ammonia test not working!!

well i lost 3 chromis today and i decided to test my water params
all my nitrite nitrate is 0 and ph is around 8.2-8.4
but then when i tested for ammonia i dont get the right colors?
anyone know what this means?
btw i get this white cloudy color instead..

 

Ok, I dont know what the test result means.

But I would try to test your fresh salt water and see if you get an accurate reading.
(Just to test the test kit)

Keep us posted on what you find out

 

I get a cloudy color too. It matches the 0.0ppm color but it is not clear. Your looks really white. Is it expired??

 

HMM VERY GOOD IDEA i will try that

hmmm it should not be.. because its a fairly new kit

 

Hey thats what mine looks like when i test and it appears that we have the same kit. My test always look a little more yellow though. maybe get a diff. test kit.

 

It not so much when you bought them because they could have been sitting in a warehouse, then the store for quite some time. Here is a post that tells you how to check the exp. on API test kits. From your picture I believe that is what you have.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/water-chemistry/those-who-use-api-test-kits-fyi-48335.html

Also ammonia is a two part test. Got to put drops from both A and B bottles.

 

so when do they expire exactly mine says oct 08 so like its perfectly 1 years old around there...

 

Did you put any de-chlorinating water treatments like Amquel or similar product in your tank? These are known to render most Ammonia tests useless.

 

Everytime I did my ammonia test, that's the color I got, I think it means 0ppm. I know my kit was working b/c I cured some live rock and got a reading on the ammonia.

 

I had the same results from my API Ammonia Test - identical to yours. I'm calling the company in the a.m. to see what's up.