Just yesterday Italian aquarium manufacturer Elos unveiled their newest additions to their popular line of marine test kits at InterZoo 2010—the Elos “Pro Range” Potassium test kit and the Elos “Pro Range” Phosphate test kit. As you can see above, the packaging is clean, simple and sharp . Elos has offered a phosphate test in [...]
Just yesterday Italian aquarium manufacturer Elos unveiled their newest additions to their popular line of marine test kits at InterZoo 2010—the Elos “Pro Range” Potassium test kit and the Elos “Pro Range” Phosphate test kit. As you can see above, the packaging is clean, simple and sharp .
Elos has offered a phosphate test in their Aqua Test range for many years, but this new “pro range” water analysis kit is much improved with a specialized test viewer to better identify color changes during titration. It also features increased sensitivity and a lower testing range than the standard Aqua Test PO4 kit that is currently available. To no surprise the new pro range PO4 water analysis kit will garner a larger price tag and is expected to sell in the $45 to $50 range.
Popular in the realm of carbon dosed aquarium filtration, Potassium is largely ignored by ‘other aquarists’ and rightfully so. Often referred to by its German name Kalium, or simply K, to date not a single Potassium kit has earned widespread use or significant long-term popularity. Potassium is typically measured by the amount of precipitate that is formed in the test solution–the resulting turbidity is proportional to the potassium levels. Think cloudy water–these have proven very difficult to read for most users.
The new Elos Potassium test will also be based on turbidity—however, Elos has told GBD for a K test, it’s as user friendly as they come. In conjunction with the release of this kit, Elos will also be releasing a new Potassium additive that also features small traces of Strontium. A one-two punch to the “if I can’t test it, I don’t add it” mantra of reefing.
