Salifert Strontium Test Kit
The Salifert strontium test kit detects both ionically free and moderately complexed strontium. Salifert was the first to introduce a strontium test kit.
The Salifert Strontium Test Kit is a simple and accurate way to test the strontium levels in your reef aquarium.
Strontium is an essential element for coral growth, and maintaining the correct levels is important for the health of your reef.
The Salifert Strontium Test Kit is easy to use.
Simply add a sample of your aquarium water to the test tube, add the included reagents, and compare the color to the included chart.
The results are clear and easy to read, and the kit includes enough reagents for 25 tests.
Features:
- Measures strontium levels in 5 ppm increments
- Includes 25 tests per kit
- Easy to use
- Accurate results
Strontium plays an important role by accelerating coral and calcareous algae growth.
Natural seawater contains approx. 7 – 9 mg/L strontium.
Since the growth of corals and calcareous algae goes hand in hand with strontium and calcium depletion, depletion of calcium usually means depletion of strontium as well.
It is advisable to maintain a strontium concentration between 5 and 20 mg/L.
Strontium measurement is a necessity but is unfortunately a relatively difficult test.
Perhaps in forthcoming years this will change when newer and easier methods for strontium measurement will become available.
It therefore is a test, which many hobbyists will not conduct frequent enough.
For that particular reason strontium additives should be designed in such a way that a too low or a too high strontium concentration is avoided.
The Salifert strontium test kit detects both ionically free and moderately complexed strontium. Salifert was the first to introduce a strontium test kit.
Approx. 25 tests per kit. Measures in approx. 5 ppm increments.
