tests for water in the aquarium

Tests can be purchased at pet shops. With their help, you can control various aspects of the chemical composition and water quality. In the commercially available tests of different companies, sometimes they used different testing methods. These sets usually consist of one or several bottles of liquid chemical reagents and volumetric vessel, where water poured into the sample for testing. Reagent (or reagents) are added to the sample water in accordance with the instructions. To obtain reliable results, these instructions must be followed exactly. In some test kits reagents used in the form of powder, tablets or indicator paper, immersed in the sample water. In most cases, attached to a set of reference color table. From the table take the data for the color that best fits the color of the sample or indicator paper. Some tests are more accurate, others - less. In some sets of color shades can be difficult to distinguish. Avoid sets, color tables are all shades are very similar to each other. Some sets have a very limited shelf life - especially the kit to detect the nitrates. If one of these sets shows zero (theoretically impossible if the water contains living beings), then you can suspect that he was ineffective. Warning: some chemicals used in the tests, are poisonous to fish, other animals and people. There are tests to measure the content of the aquarium water the following substances: |

• * Ammonia
• * Copper
• * Nitrate
• * Carbon
• * Chlorine
• * Nitrite

In addition, there are tests to measure water hardness and pH. Must need to have tests for the measurement of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and pH, and for some fish - also set for measuring water hardness. More tests are needed only if you suspect that emerged related issues.