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Salifert Ammonia Test Kit
A test kit that checks levels of fish-produced, poisonous ammonia.
Includes two reagent bottles, a syringe, a test cylinder, a colour comparison chart, and instructions.
Yields approximately 50 tests, resolving down to 0.25 mg/l and reading 0.5 mg/l of total ammonia easily.Chart reads total ammonia, measuring both free ammonia and ammonium together for marine and fresh water.Add 2 ml aquarium water, add reagents with specified swirling and waiting times, then match against the chart.
Salifert Calcium Test Kit
A reagent test for calcium in marine and fresh water.
Reads calcium up to 500 ppm in 10 ppm steps, with about 50 tests from a kit at full resolution.
The 1 ml sample gives about 100 tests at lower resolution, and the result must be doubled.
Calcium in ppm equals (1 minus reading) x 500, read from the upper end of the black piston.
Ca-2 is an irritant with under 2% sodium hydroxide: rinse eyes at once with plenty of water and seek medical advice.
Salifert Copper Test Kit
Often found in aquatic medications, copper can be lethal to marine fish and inverts, so keep and eye on copper levels with this Salifert Profi-Test Kit – Copper.
Copper: a test kit for copper levels.
Add 2 ml of water to the test vial, using the syringe supplied.
Add 5 drops of the Cu reagent and swirl gently for 5 seconds.
Let it stand for 10 minutes.
Salifert KH/Alkalinity Test Kit
A reagent test for alkalinity in reef aquarium water.
Calcium is not the only substance needed to form the skeletal material of corals and allow calcareous algae to grow. Carbonate and bicarbonate are also needed and these two substances can have a major effect on stabilizing or buffering pH levels in the aquarium in the correct range of 8.1 to 8.4.
The total carbonate and bicarbonate concentration is also called alkalinity or carbonate hardness and for a stable system the alkalinity should not fluctuate by more than 5% from the optimum level of approx. 2.8 meq/L i.e. a maximum fluctuation of 0.14 meq/L.
Salifert Magnesium Test Kit
Ensure your aquarium magnesium levels are just right for your corals with this easy to use and accurate test kit, giving you reliable results that can effect the health of your coral reef.
Add 2 ml of aquarium water to the test vial with the 2 ml syringe.
Add 6 drops of Mg-1 and swirl gently for 30 seconds, then add 1 spoon of Mg-2 powder and swirl for 10 seconds.
Draw up Mg-3 to the 1.00 ml mark with the 1 ml syringe fitted with the plastic tip.
Salifert Nitrate Test Kit
Part of the Nitrogen cycle, Nitrates are a natural part of your tank’s chemistry, but you need to monitor nitrate levels to ensure they don’t spike. When an aquarium has insufficient regions deprived of oxygen (= anaerobic zones) or denitrification proceeds incompletely then nitrate will build-up. A too high nitrate concentration can result in unwanted algae-growth and these might irritate corals in their neighborhood. Nitrate as such also retards coral growth.
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Fill the vial with 1 ml of aquarium water, then add one level scoop each of NO3-1 and NO3-2 powder.
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Swirl gently for 30 seconds, let it stand for 3 minutes, then compare with the colour chart in daylight.
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The chart reads 0, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 ppm nitrate, with close steps at the low end.
Salifert Nitrite Test Kit
Test the levels of Nitrites in your aquarium before they get too high, causing problems in your fish tank. Nitrite is a substance that is toxic to fish and invertebrates. I
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Add 1 ml of aquarium water to the test vial, using the syringe.
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Add 1 level spoon of the NO2 powder and swirl the vial gently for 20 seconds.
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Let it stand for 3 minutes before comparing the colours looking down from above.
Salifert Oxygen Test Kit
Corals and marine fish require very high levels of oxygen concentration because of the low solubility of oxygen in salt water so it is very important to regularly test the level of oxygen present.
A colorimetric kit that reads dissolved oxygen in a few minutes without a meter.
Measures oxygen from 2 to 14 mg/L.
Corals and marine fish need oxygen close to saturation, and salt water holds roughly 5 to 7 ppm at saturation.
Can be used for marine, fresh and garden pond water.
Salifert PH Test Kit
The pH value in a marine tank has a major impact on the growth of corals and calcareous algae and on many biological processes. The pH should not be allowed to fluctuate more than approx. 0.2 units during any 24 hour period and should preferably be kept above 8.2.
If the pH is too low then the cause may be a too low alkalinity and/or a build up of carbon dioxide caused by insufficient aeration
Add 5 ml of aquarium water to the test tube with the syringe.
Add 4 drops from the pH dropping bottle and swirl gently for 10 seconds.
Stand the open tube on the white part of the colour chart, look down into it from above, and read the value.
Salifert Phosphate Test Kit
High phosphate levels act as fertilizer for algae in your aquarium, so monitoring them to ensure their levels stay low is important if you want to avoid a nasty bloom of algae in the near future, which you can do easily with a Salifert Test kit for phosphates. Phosphate has several negative effects if present in a too high concentration. First of all undesirable algae growth might result. Making an aquarium an unpleasant sight. Phosphate also blocks or retards the growth of corals and calcareous algae. One of the scientific studies shows that a phosphate concentration higher than 0.05 mg/L decreases the growth of calcareous algae by 90%! Washing fish food, which is a rich source for phosphates in a sieve after thawing reduces the input of phosphate tremendously.
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Add 10 ml of aquarium water to the test vial with the syringe.
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Add 4 drops of PO4-1 reagent and swirl the vial gently for 10 seconds.
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Add 1 level scoop of PO4-2 reagent and swirl gently for 30 seconds.
Salifert Potassium Test Kit
Salifert Potassium Test Kit Potassium concentration in natural seawater is approximately 400 ppm. Many aquarists have reported that a low potassium value Will reduces colors in corals. This can be corrected by increasing the potassium value to the normal natural concentration. Now you can accurately measure this value with the new Salifert Potassium Reef Test kits.
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Potassium reef test can be performed in about 90 seconds.
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Tritactic test kit shows a sharp color change from yellow to blue when you hit the level in the sample.
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Helps monitor potassium concentration, where natural seawater sits at approximately 400 ppm.
Salifert Flatworm eXit
The flatworm exit is effective in removing flatworms. The flatworm exit will start to work in thirty minutes. Salifert Flatworm Exit works on reef aquariums that have flatworm issues. Flatworms can consume corals and are usually found when new corals are introduced to the tank.
Dose 1 drop per 4 litres (1 gallon); the 10 ml dropper bottle treats up to 1200 L (300 gallons).
Turn off UV, ozone, and remove activated carbon before dosing; leave skimmer running.
Keep fresh activated carbon and at least 25% prepared water ready, as dying flatworms release toxins.