It is essential for any Discus aquarist to have a water test kit at home because Discus is a very sensitive fish that require excellent water parameter quality, otherwise, you will experience health issues in all your Discus sooner or later.
Please check the description below for how it is important to have a water test kit at your home.
Description
Why it is essential for every Discus aquarist to have a water quality test kit at home?
It is essential because Discus is a very sensitive fish that require excellent water parameter quality, otherwise, you will experience health issues in all your Discus sooner or later.
So, every time you change the water (I recommend on weekly basis) you have to test the water parameters using a strip from this test kit.
Every strip has the following parameters to check:
- PH level
- Total hardness (general hardness)
- Total water chlorine
- Free chlorine/bromine
- Total alkalinity
- Cyanuric acid
How to use this 6 in 1 water test kit?
It is so easy after you change the tank water:
- Take one strip (out of the 100 in the can)
- insert it into the water for about 1 second.
- take out the strip horizontally
- Within 1 minute of time compare its colors with the can reference photo.