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This test can be used to measure any ionic copper in your source water or to monitor copper levels during parasite treatments.
The test kit includes a test cylinder and reagent, plus a color chart to measure the copper, accurate to 0.05 PPM. It can be used with freshwater or marine aquariums and includes enough reagents for 50 tests.
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Three Salifert Professional Test Kits
Includes Calcium, Alkalinity & Magnesium
Includes all the Core parameters of any Saltwater Aquarium/Marine Reef Tank
Salifert Calcium Test Kit - 50-100 Tests, Salifert Magnesium Test Kit - 25-50 Tests, Salifert Kh/alk Test Kit 100-200 Tests
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Salifert Flatworm Exit - Treats up to 1200 liters
Made in Holland
Treats 1200 liters
Reef Safe
Fast
Flatworm eXit itself is quite safe to fish and invertebrates.
However, the body fluids of flatworms can be toxic to some reef inhabitants when present in a too high concentration. This body fluid is sometimes excreted when flatworms die.
So when you use this product it is important to do the following first:
Siphon out as many flatworms as possible.
Keep sufficient fresh activated carbon in a canister ready.
Turn off UV, ozone and remove activated carbon. Keep the skimmer turned on.
Important remarks
Below given remarks are a.o. meant to reduce the amount of the flatworm’s toxic body fluids in the water.
Many people have treated their reef tank(s) successfully using Flatworm eXit without any problems. The most important factors are reducing the number of flatworms before commencing with the treatment and reducing the amount of the flatworm’s body fluids, released when they die, as fast as possible.
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Trust your aquarium to Salifert.This test will accurately measure the form of iodine found in seawater, iodate. Salifert's wide range of available tests have all been designed to detect the smallest traces of certain elements, without interference from other chemicals within the water. Simply put, these are the best test kits you can buy- hands down. The sharp, contrasting color changes make results easy to read so there's no second guessing.
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Magnesium is present in NSW in a fairly high concentration (1300 - 1400 mg/L). Magnesium is an essential part of chlorophyll, which is necessary for photosynthesis. Without photosynthesis plants, including algae and the corals, which we usually have in our aquariums, would not be able to live. Magnesium has another important function since in fact makes maintaining the correct combination of calcium concentration and alkalinity or carbonate hardness possible. The explanation is as follows. Calcium forms with carbonates and bicarbonates an insoluble compound called calcium carbonate. Yes this is indeed an important building stone for corals and calcareous algae but then it should be formed by biological processes and be deposited at the right place.
Therefore formation of calcium carbonate by chemical processes should be avoided. Even without biological interference calcium carbonate would be formed and would deplete calcium and alkalinity or carbonate hardness without fulfilling any function. In fact it will scavenge many important trace elements as well lowering the trace element concentration. Magnesium slows down this negative process. The lower the magnesium concentration the faster this negative process will take place and also at a much lower calcium and alkalinity/carbonate hardness value. Maintaining a correct magnesium concentration is therefore very important and is indirectly responsible for fast coral and calcareous algae growth by virtue of making the maintenance of correct calcium and alkalinity figures possible. Magnesium is depleted by algae and is also depleted by the use of excessive kalkwasser and by going far beyond natural calcium and alkalinity and pH values.
There are also certain brands of salt, which have or had a dramatically low magnesium content. Use of such a salt will result in permanent problems with calcium and carbonate hardness values. Conclusion: The measurement of magnesium and taking corrective measures are justified. Magnesium additives should be such that no ionic imbalance is created. Furthermore many magnesium salts contain sufficient amounts of ammonia to upset biological balances. Very high-grade magnesium salts are therefore required. Magnesium is an element which was neglected for a long time. The magnesium content of some aquariums appears to be rather low when tested. Corrective measures have to taken for a balanced reef system. The Salifert magnesium test is very straightforward and does not suffer from calcium and strontium interferences when within certain bounds. It measures in sufficient accurate steps of 30 mg/L with a sharp color change. The kit can perform approx. 50 measurements.
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Six Salifert Professional Test Kits
Includes Calcium, Nitrate, Phosphate, pH, Alkalinity & Magnesium
Includes all the Core parameters of any Saltwater Aquarium/Marine Reef Tank
Salifert Nitrate Test Kit - 50 Tests, Salifert Calcium Test Kit - 50-100 Tests, Salifert Magnesium Test Kit - 25-50 Tests, Salifert Kh/alk Test Kit 100-200 Tests, Salifert Phosphate Test Kit 60 Tests, Salifert PH Test Kit - 50 Tests
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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. The nitrate concentration in a proper functioning reef aquarium should preferably be lower than 1 mg/L. Fish-only aquariums would usually show much higher nitrate concentrations. Most test kits use a procedure in which a certain part of nitrate is converted chemically into nitrite and is measured as such. Once again, just as with nitrite testing, amine interference has a major impact on the measured value. If such an interference occurs concentrations much lower than actual will be measured.
Conclusion: Many nitrate test kits are prone to amine interference. This can give results much lower than actual. The Salifert nitrate test does not suffer from such an amine interference. The very special ingredients allow a very fast and precise measurement. The range spans from very low to a very high nitrate concentration (approx. 0.05 – 20 mg/L as Nitrate-Nitrogen or 0.2 – 100 mg/L as nitrate ion). The kit can perform approx. 60 measurements. 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.
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Nitrite is a substance that is toxic to fish and invertebrates.It is a misconception that once a tank is through its cycle (first 3 or 4 weeks) that nitrite has vanished.Many nitrite test kits suffer from interference by amines (such as naturally occurring and essential amino acids) resulting in a too low measured value especially if the nitrite concentration is relatively low.Nitrite is converted to nitrate in properly cycled aquariums.The thus formed nitrate is transformed into harmless nitrogen gas (=denitrification).This happens in areas deprived of oxygen within live rock and miscellaneous filter materials.Before it can be transformed to nitrogen gas the nitrate is first converted back to nitrite.When for whatever reason this particular cycle can not be completed, toxic nitrite can be present in significant concentration and readily be detected by test kits that do not suffer from amine interference.Conclusion:Many nitrite test kits have the potency to suffer from amine interference resulting in toxic nitrite not being detected.Salifert’s Nitrite test kit does not suffer from such an amine interference because very special ingredients are used.These same ingredients also result in a full color development within minutes.The developed color is very intense making detection of even minute traces of nitrite easy.It probably is the most sensitive, accurate and fastest nitrite test kit available.
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If the pH is too low then the cause may be a too low alkalinity and/or insufficient aeration. A low pH can be corrected by improving aeration and by increasing the alkalinity to NSW (Natural seawater) value or upto approx 25% above NSW levels.
The Salifert pH test kit is sufficiently accurate to monitor pH fluctuations of approx 0.2 pH units. Our KH + pH Buffer allows fast and efficient correction of alkalinity. Approx. 50 tests per kit. Range pH 7.4 - 8.6. The pH value can have 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. 0.3 units during 24 hours and should preferably be kept between 8.0 and 8.2.
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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. Also avoiding use of phosphate-rich low-grade activated carbon helps keep phosphate levels as low as possible. Checking the activated carbon for phosphate prior to use is therefore highly recommended. Elevated concentrations of phosphate can be removed by using the liquid Phosphate-Eliminator or the highly effective granular Phosphate-Killer. Both also decrease silicate and organics content and adsorb toxic heavy metals.
Conclusion:Since phosphate can have major consequences when present in a concentration above 0.05 mg/L a test kit should be able in detecting even lower concentrations. The Salifert phosphate test already detects, within seconds, 0.015 mg/L of phosphate. This makes phosphate measurement highly reliable and informative allowing timely measures to be taken. The kit can perform approx. 50 measurements.
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Salifert test kits have been trusted by discerning reefers for years for their ease of use and reliability. Many reefers will report loss of coloration in corals when potassium level start to drop below 360 ppm. Potassium levels in natural seawater is normally around 400 ppm.
Contains up to 40 potassium tests.
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Trust your aquarium to Salifert. This test kit will measure ionically free strontium and complex, important for the accelerated growth of corals. Salifert test kits are the epitome of accuracy and precision. The sharp, contrasting color changes make results easy to read so there's no second guessing. Their wide range of available tests have all been designed to detect the smallest traces of certain elements, without interference from other chemicals within the water. Simply put, these are the best test kits you can buy- hands down.
