JBL PROAQUATEST COMBISET Pond

With the PROAQUATEST COMBISET Pond you can easily and professionally check the 6 most important water values in your garden pond, spring, tap and well water.

Depending on the origin, water can contain different amounts of different mineral salts, for example due to the nature of the substrate. A large part of the dissolved salts are alkaline earth and alkali hydrogen carbonates. Together with carbonates and carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen carbonates form an important buffer system that prevents dangerously high pH fluctuations in water. The measured carbonate hardness (KH) provides the total concentration of bicarbonate in the water and can therefore in rare cases (if mainly alkali bicarbonates are present such as in East African lakes) be higher than the total hardness, which only takes account of alkaline earth salts. Most freshwater fish and plants in the aquarium can be successfully maintained with a carbonate hardness of around 5–16 ° dH. For optimal CO2 fertilisation, however, the carbonate hardness should not be below 5 ° dH. A carbonate hardness of at least 5 ° dH should also be maintained in the garden pond. In the event of a lack of CO2, aquatic plants or, above all, algae consume hydrogen carbonate (biogenic decalcification) due to their rapid assimilation during photosynthesis and can thus drive the pH value to dangerous levels for fish (above 10).

Take a water sample, then drop the indicator and compare the resulting colour with the colour chart and read the value.

The following measurements can be carried out:

• pH test for acidity
• KH for pH stability
• GH for the mineral content
• Ammonium test for fish health
• Nitrite over toxic nitrogen and
• Phosphate test for algae nutrient content

With a comparator system for easy and precise reading and taking into account any intrinsic colouration of the water.

Included:

• Waterproof case
• Colour cards
• Glass cuvettes
• Syringe
• Measuring spoon
• Comparator block
• Test reagents

Contents: 6 tests