TROPIC MARIN - Refill Phosphat PO4 Professional Reagents

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For high precision determination of phosphate concentration

Phosphates (PO ₄ ^3– ) are essential nutrients for all plants and essential for the energy metabolism of all living cells. Phosphates get into aquarium water through food and decomposition processes. An uncontrolled increase in the phosphate content nevertheless poses a problem, especially with strong algae growth. In addition, in saltwater aquariums, phosphates can considerably complicate the precipitation of calcium carbonate which serves to form the calcareous skeleton of hard corals and thus compromise their growth. On the other hand, in the presence of a high plant or coral population and a low fish population, phosphate may also run out and require rebalancing. Some coral aquariums are subject to extremely low nutrient conditions which in some cases can lead to a lack of phosphate.

In natural seawater, the phosphate content is around 0.06 mg/l. Near coral reefs, this value can however be much lower since the concentrations there are between 0.01 and 0.02 mg/l. In a saltwater aquarium, efforts will be made to achieve corresponding values depending on the population present. For soft water, a value of up to 0.4 mg/l should be available and should never exceed 1 mg/l. A concentration of 0.02 mg/l is already considered sufficient for the nutrient supply of aquatic plants. The phosphate concentration of the aquarium water should therefore be checked regularly.

With the Professional Phosphate Test from Tropic Marin ^® the phosphate concentration can be determined with very high accuracy in the low concentration range between 0.01 and 1 mg/l.

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