Find The Api

[BlueDragon]

So in the end I had to buy another type of liquid testing kit 'cause there was no sign of the API ones anywhere that I looked. I looked online(trawled through pages of sites) and asked two petshops if they could get it in for me. Neither could. I asked at a Reptile/Fish shop that I went to visit if they had it in and they said what everyone else had been saying, that it was being a nightmare to get hold of and they couldn't find it either (they explained that it was the usual one they'd have in).

I understand that it has something to do with people selling it on the cheap online? That's why ebay and Amazon have had to stop selling it. But to take it compleatly off the market seems quite stupid of them really : /

Has anyone else had such a problem with finding it? McCool said they've had the same bother as me, but we seem to be only ones out there : /

I count myself lucky that I was able to get hold of the bottle of Seachem Prime I found. 'Cause I think that's the same in that it's gone walk-about off the shelves too?

Also, despite this big problem with getting hold of it there seems to be many people still mentioning it for people to go and buy.


...Are we really the only ones out there who can't find it???

 

[justin85]

Did you check eBay ? I get all my api stuff off there.

 

[BlueDragon]

Ah, that might be it then, 'cause I can't buy anything off ebay so I never look there. I've tried a good few times now but for some reason they don't like me and won't let me join : (

Is ebay the only place that's selling it then? I thought they weren't alowed?

 

[ZoddyZod]

I would try to put a finger on exactly why eBay won't let you join. What is the exact error message or notification that you receive?

Seachem products have been removed from eBay - not API as far as I know.

Seapets appear to be selling the full range of API kits

http/www.seapets.co.uk/products/aquarium-supplies/aquarium-treatments-fish-medicines/aquarium-water-test-kits/api-test-kits/all-products.html

 

[andyg81]

pets-lover.com - api master test kit was £8.50 last week

 

[BlueDragon]

Hmm, clearly I've missed something here then : / Seapets was one of the first sites I checked 'cause I've bought from them before.

Never heard of Petslover.com but I'll take a look. Ta : )

I did email ebay the first two times it happened one with no reply and the other telling me to try again. That conversation ended when I kept saying trying again wasn't working... so in the end they stopped answering me. I wasn't unpleasant with them, we were both just trying to fix the problem. But still, after that I haven't tried to email them again. To be honest I can't be bothered to go through the same thing all over again just to have nothing happen at the end. But I still have no idea why I can't join : / I've never had a problem joining anywhere, just ebay.