Aquasonic High Range Freshwater PH Test Kit

Freshwater PH Basic Test Kit

NORMAL pH
All Fish has an ideal pH range. Some fish, especially Cichlids from Africa’s Rift Lakes require a higher pH than can be tested with a standard test kit. Certain events, namely biological filtration of an aquarium, tend to reduce the carbonate hardness value and therefore lower the pH. Also, certain influences like carbon dioxide can affect the reading of the pH value.

BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION
The assimilation of waste by bacteria in the filter of an aquarium is an acidifying process and in time will reduce the carbonate hardness value of the water. As this occurs, the pH value will fall.

pH ADJUSTMENT
The basis of pH in the African Cichlid aquarium is Carbonate Hardness, also called kH or Alkalinity. This HIGH RANGE pH TEST KIT is best used in conjunction with the Aquasonic CARBONATE HARDNESS TEST KIT. Carbonate Hardness should be maintained over 100ppm, but no more than 260ppm. This will provide stable, high pH, helping your African Cichlids to thrive. Carbonate Hardness is quickly and easily increased using the Aquasonic CARBONATE HARDNESS GENERATOR. If the carbonate hardness value of an aquarium is correct, yet the pH values are not, then the influence of carbon dioxide should be considered.

USING pH TO ADVANTAGE
During the development of bacteria in a biological filter, ammonia and nitrite conditions exist. Both are deadly to fish. The toxicity of ammonia and nitrite, however, is in direct relation to the pH value of the water in the system. By lowering the pH, the toxicity of these deadly conditions is minimized.

THE RIFT LAKE AQUARIUM
The rift lakes are a unique group of lakes formed in Africa’s Rift Valley. Due to their age and geology, the water chemistry of these lakes is unlike any normally encountered for aquarium fish. The Rift Lakes have very high levels of certain essential minerals as well a higher than ordinary pH. You can easily mimic the chemistry of these lakes in your own aquarium by using Aquasonic RIFT LAKE WATER CONDITIONER. This is a mix of 11 natural essential minerals in correct proportions to match the requirements of African Rift Lake.

PRODUCTS FOR pH ADJUSTMENT
pH DOWN
Use 5g (1 teaspoon) per 70L of water. Wait 12 hours and test pH before re-dosing. Use at 12-hour intervals until the desired pH is reached. pH UP
Use 5g (1 teaspoon) per 70L of water. Wait 12 hours and test pH before re-dosing. Use at 12-hour intervals until the desired pH is reached.

CARBONATE HARDNESS GENERATOR
Professional buffer for raising pH. Available in powder form, use 4gms (1 teaspoon) increases kH by 20ppm in 100L. kH generator is a spectrum of pH buffers to provide a stable pH for longer in your aquarium.

RIFT LAKE WATER CONDITIONER
"Recreating water chemistry for African Cichlids."
Aquasonic RIFT LAKE WATER CONDITIONER emulates the qualities of the water where African Cichlids originate even to the point of their clarity. The mix involves 11 salts to raise hardness by 300 ppm, salinity by 80 ppm, and pH of 7.0 will rise to 8.0. One teaspoon per 7L or 70gms per 100L.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
1. Rinse a clean test tube and cap it several times in water to be tested.
2. Fill the test tube to the 10mL mark
3. Add 10 drops of pH indicator and swirl
4. Place the test tube on the white background of the colour chart, and view it vertically with the light behind you. The colour in the test tube is best viewed with natural light. View immediately.
*This colour chart provides a basic guide only. Colours may vary due to various water conditions.*