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Elos AquaTest Calcium
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Our Price: $29.99
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Calcium is the primary building block of corals, clams, calcareous algae and many other organism that we grow in our aquarium. Without adequate supplies of calcium these organism will not flourish and will eventually waste away and die.
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Elos AquaTest KH
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Our Price: $17.99
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The alkalinity of a solution refers to its capacity to buffer against drops on pH. It is a measure of the concentration of various negatively charges ionic compounds (anions) such as carbonates, bicarbonates, borates and hydroxides in the aquarium water.
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Elos AquaTest Magnesium
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Our Price: $27.99
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Magnesium (Mg) is present in a high quantity (1.300/1.350 ppm) in natural seawater. Contrary to its (not only quantitative) significance, this element was ignored as an important parameter of the marine aquarium for a long time.
In contrast to that we know today that Magnesium creates a remarkable improvement in the growth of calcareous algae and also has a positive influence on the growth of invertebrates and macro algae.
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Elos AquaTest Ammonia
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Our Price: $29.99
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Ammonia is the most lethal form of inorganic nitrogen produced in aquarium water.
The major source of ammonia in a well run aquarium, is from solid waste of fish and invertebrates, uneaten food, decaiyng leaves of plants.
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Elos AquaTest Nitrite
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Our Price: $24.99
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The activity of the bio-filter in the aquarium system can be divided in mineralization and nitrification.
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Elos AquaTest Nitrate
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Our Price: $27.99
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The Biological filtration is a method that uses naturally occurring nitrifying bacteria to detoxify nitrogenous wastes. One type of bacteria (Nitrosomonas spp.) converts ammonia to nitrite while another naturally occurring bacteria (Nitrobacter spp.) converts the nitrite into a far less harmful form of nitrogen waste: nitrate.
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Elos AquaTest pH Marine
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Our Price: $17.99
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The SaltWater aquarium pH-value is considered between 8.1 and 8.4 pH which is the value found in natural seawater.
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Elos AquaTest Phosphate
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Our Price: $27.99
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Phosphate (PO4) build up in the tank appears to be a fairly common problem in freshwater and saltwater aquariums.
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