Test your water tests under real conditions
With the Fauna Marin multi-reference solution it is possible to test your water tests under real conditions. The solution is not made from fresh water, but the ion spectrum was adjusted according to the test media; the salts and elements are similar in proportion and concentration to seawater.
The 100 ml solution is stable and combines all of these values in one solution (Attention! The values vary depending on the batch - the exact values are on the respective multi reference!)
- Calcium 422 mg/l
- Magnesium 1315 mg/l
- Potassium/pottasium 409 mg/l
- Salinity 35 psu / 53.0 mS (25° C)
- dKH 6.6 / 2.35 meq/l
- Strontium 8 mg/l
- Nitrate 10 mg/l
- PO4 0.2 mg/l
It makes sense to check your own hobby water tests if:
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a new test was purchased.
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unexpected measurements occur.
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Tests were stored for a long time after opening.
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the shelf life is coming to an end.
The measurement with the sterile reference solution is carried out normally. The measured value is compared with the reference solution and put into perspective. This ratio is the correction value for normal measurements with the aquarium water.
- Example:
- Measuring the reference solution with a magnesium test results in: 1000 mg/l
- However, the reference solution contains: 1314 mg/l
- The ratio is: 1314 mg/l : 1000 mg/l = 1.314
- This correction factor is noted on the magnesium test.
- A later measurement with this magnesium test shows the pool water: 1300 mg/l
- Calculation: 1300 mg/l * 1.314 = 1708.2 mg/l