API Copper Cu Test Kit

Keep your fish healthy and thriving by testing your aquarium water's copper levels regularly with this easy-to-use API COPPER TEST KIT for aquariums. API COPPER TEST KIT allows for the fast, easy, and accurate measuring of copper levels in fresh and salt water, which is particularly necessary for effective parasitic treatment for diseased fish. A low copper level could make the treatment ineffective, whereas a high copper level could cause fish death. Kit reads Copper levels 0 - 4 ppm and contains 1 Copper test solution bottle, one instructional booklet, one capped test tube, and one color card.

With API aquarium products, it’s easy to keep a beautiful saltwater, freshwater or reef aquarium. For almost 60 years API has developed premium solutions with proven and effective results for your family and ours. API offers a range of testing kits, water conditioners, and nutritionally superior food, because we’re dedicated to making a better underwater world. They work to provide a safe, hospitable environment for fish such as tropical community fish, cichlids, goldfish and more. At API, we understand the rewards and relaxation of fishkeeping because we have a passion for fish too.

Copper is often used to treat parasitic infections on fresh and saltwater fish. To be effective, the copper concentration in the aquarium must be maintained at the therapeutic level for several weeks. Frequent testing is required to monitor the level. Copper should not be used in aquariums with invertebrates, including snails, shrimp, crayfish, and corals, as well as in aquariums or ponds with plants. This test kit reads the level of total copper (free and chelated) in parts per million (ppm) which are equivalent to milligrams per liter from 0 – 4.0 ppm. Chelated copper compounds are very stable and will remain in solution for long periods of time. Free copper levels will decline rapidly and must be tested daily.