{"product_id":"red-sea-coral-colors-pro-test-kit","title":"Red Sea Coral Colours Pro Test Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe three colour elements, measured before you dose them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Sea Coral Colours Pro Test Kit measures iodine, potassium and iron - the three leading elements in Red Sea's Trace Colours supplement program. One case holds 140 tests: 50 iodine, 40 potassium and 50 iron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the elements most often dosed blind. All three are consumed quickly by a stocked reef, and all three cause problems when overdosed, which is exactly why the supplements are sold alongside a test rather than on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree separate Pro kits in one case\u003c\/strong\u003e - Iodine Pro, Potassium Pro and Iron Pro, rather than three purchases and three boxes on the shelf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePotassium resolves to 3 ppm across a 150-450 ppm range\u003c\/strong\u003e - fine enough to see the drift between weekly tests, which a broad colour-card kit cannot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIron measures to 0.5 ppm\u003c\/strong\u003e - covers the 0.15 ppm reef target with headroom, so a chelated iron dose does not simply peg the top of the scale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIodine resolves to 0.01 ppm\u003c\/strong\u003e - meaningful against a 0.06 ppm target, where a coarser kit reads the same before and after a dose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatched to the dosing range\u003c\/strong\u003e - each result maps to one Trace Colours supplement, so a reading tells you what to add rather than just where you are.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e140 tests per case\u003c\/strong\u003e - roughly a year of weekly testing on a single parameter, or several months testing all three.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIodine Pro test - 50 tests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePotassium Pro test - 40 tests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIron Pro test - 50 tests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReagents, syringes, vials and colour references for each of the three tests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstruction manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorage case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo supplements.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-trace-colors-a-500ml\"\u003eTrace Colours A\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-trace-colors-b-500ml\"\u003eB\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-trace-colors-c-500ml\"\u003eC\u003c\/a\u003e are sold separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo calcium, alkalinity or magnesium tests - those are the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-reef-foundation-pro-multi-testing-kit\"\u003eReef Foundation Pro kit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo nitrate or phosphate tests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTest\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTests included\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMeasuring range\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAccuracy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIodine (I2)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 - 0.09 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.01 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePotassium (K)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150 - 450 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIron (Fe)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0 - 0.5 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.05 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal 140 tests. Saltwater and reef use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTarget levels, and what to do about the reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are Red Sea's published reef targets. Each element pairs with one supplement, so a low reading points at a single bottle rather than a guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eElement\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRed Sea reef target\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSupplement if low\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat else that supplement carries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIodine\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.06 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-trace-colors-a-500ml\"\u003eTrace Colours A (Iodine+)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHalogens - iodine, bromine, fluorine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePotassium\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400 ppm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-trace-colors-b-500ml\"\u003eTrace Colours B (Potassium+)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePotassium and boron complex\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eIron\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.15 ppm total iron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-trace-colors-c-500ml\"\u003eTrace Colours C (Iron+)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIron, manganese, cobalt, copper, aluminium, zinc, chrome, nickel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Sea's guidance is to test the colour elements weekly and dose the Trace Colours supplements daily. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-reef-care-bioactive-trace-colours-d\"\u003eTrace Colours D\u003c\/a\u003e completes the program but has no test in this kit - it is dosed to schedule, not to a reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reading above target is a reason to stop dosing that element, not to dose the others harder. Copper sits inside the Iron+ blend, so persistent overdosing there is a genuine invertebrate risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Red Sea test kit do I need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eKit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMeasures\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eUse it when\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eReef Foundation Pro\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCalcium, alkalinity, magnesium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlways - these are the parameters that crash a reef\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCoral Colours Pro\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIodine, potassium, iron\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOnce foundation is stable and you are dosing for colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundation comes first. Chasing iodine on a tank whose alkalinity swings 2 dKH a week solves nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSuitable for, and not suitable for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSuitable for\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReef aquariums running the Red Sea Trace Colours or Coral Coloration program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixed and SPS reefs where colour, not growth, is the current goal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone already dosing iodine, potassium or iron without testing for it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrag systems where pigment is the product\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNot suitable for\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshwater and planted aquariums - the ranges and reagents are set for seawater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new tank still stabilising calcium, alkalinity and nutrients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFish-only marine systems, where these elements are not being consumed by anything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReplacing a foundation test kit - it measures none of the same parameters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare and storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep reagents capped, upright and out of direct sun, and store the case at normal room temperature rather than in a hot garage. Reagent age is the usual explanation for a result that suddenly disagrees with everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse vials in RO water between tests. Tap water residue and leftover reagent are the two things that quietly bias a colorimetric result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGoes well with\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-reef-care-coral-colours-abcd-4-x100ml-bottles-trial-pack\"\u003eTrace Colours ABCD trial pack\u003c\/a\u003e - all four supplements in 100 mL bottles, the sensible companion to a first test kit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-iodine-pro-reagent-refill-kit\"\u003eIodine Pro reagent refill\u003c\/a\u003e - refills the iodine test without rebuying the case.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-potassium-pro-reagent-refill-kit\"\u003ePotassium Pro reagent refill\u003c\/a\u003e - same for the potassium test.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-reef-foundation-pro-multi-testing-kit\"\u003eReef Foundation Pro Multi Test Kit\u003c\/a\u003e - the calcium, alkalinity and magnesium kit this one assumes you already run.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-sea-coral-pro-sea-salts-22-kg-660-ltr-bucket\"\u003eCoral Pro Salt 22 kg\u003c\/a\u003e - water changes that hold potassium near target without dosing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarranty and delivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReagents are consumables and carry no service warranty, but the consumer guarantees under Australian Consumer Law apply to the kit. A case arriving with leaking, damaged or out-of-date reagents is replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ships as a standard parcel. It is not a dangerous goods item, though the reagents should be kept away from children and out of the sun in a hot car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat does the Red Sea Coral Colours Pro Test Kit measure?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Sea Coral Colours Pro Test Kit measures iodine, potassium and iron in marine and reef aquariums, with 50 iodine tests, 40 potassium tests and 50 iron tests in one case. These are the three leading elements in Red Sea's Trace Colours supplement range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat are the target levels for iodine, potassium and iron in a reef tank?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Sea publishes reef targets of 0.06 ppm iodine, 400 ppm potassium and 0.15 ppm total iron, covering both chelated and non-chelated iron. Each of those targets sits inside the measuring range of the matching test in this kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow often should I test these three elements?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Sea's guidance is to test the colour elements weekly while dosing the Trace Colours supplements daily. Weekly testing is frequent enough to catch a trend before a level runs away, without burning through 140 tests in a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDo I need this kit if I already have the Reef Foundation Pro kit?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey measure completely different parameters and neither substitutes for the other. Reef Foundation Pro covers calcium, alkalinity and magnesium, which keep corals alive; Coral Colours Pro covers the trace elements that influence pigment once those foundations are already stable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCan I use this kit on a freshwater or planted tank?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The reagents and measuring ranges are calibrated for seawater, and iron in a planted freshwater tank is dosed at concentrations well outside this kit's scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs this the same product as the Reef Colours Pro kit?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Sea has used both Coral Colours and Reef Colours naming for the iodine, potassium and iron multi test over the years, and the supplements are now branded Trace Colours A, B, C and D. If you are matching an existing kit, check the three tests listed on the box rather than the range name.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RedSea","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":55269638111523,"sku":null,"price":118.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7236\/5347\/files\/Red_Sea_Trace_Color_Pro_Test_Kit.jpg?v=1782107456","url":"https:\/\/nicksaquariumoceanariumterrarium.com.au\/products\/red-sea-coral-colors-pro-test-kit","provider":"Nicks Aquarium Oceanarium Terrarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}