JBL Pro Aquatest LAB Koi - Innovative Koi Pond Test kit
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- čas přidán 24. 01. 2022
- A massive thank you to JBL for sending me this Koi Water test kit for me to test & Review.
Very impressed with how easier it is to read the results. Oxygen test kit is a must and included in this Koi pond test. I would definitely recommend this Koi Pond Test kit above the most common used in the UK anyway.
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These videos, reviews or any information given are from my own experiences of DIY, product trials, koi and pond keeping and may not be suitable for everyone.
Love the layout and extra additions. Nice big case. Great review. Stay safe
Thank you Steve. Nice new test kit to work with. 😊
Hi Lau👍😊. What a fantastic review👍😊👏. Really easy to follow, really clear instruction, nice comparison against your other test kit and well communicated…..well done you👏🥇🏆👍.
Thank you Phil, really enjoyed using it. Really find it easier to read now.
Quality kit. What a great solution to matching colour charts. Makes me wonder whether it's even worth getting electronic kits now when these appear to be really accurate. Thanks for taking your time to do this review 🙂 😊
Thank you for watching and commenting. The Hanna checkers are great, there is no doubt about it, but each kit is £70 and then we need to buy the regents. Here it's around £80 and it's all in one. Really easy to use, I really liked it
Seems to be a really good test kit especially the bottle holder , it certainly makes it easier to compare the colour on the chart
Hi Mike, most definitely. I realise that on the screen the colours matching may look different than what was in front of me, but everytime I was able to do a perfect colour match. The range values are better, better incrementation. I was really pleased.
Good review Lau. My favorite tests since long time. Had access to a professional photospectrometer and sent water tests monthly to professional labs. JBL came out pretty good in comparison, so we decided to save the money on expensive tests for better things.
Hi Magnus, thank you. JBL seems to be widely used in Europe, still fairly new here except the strips. I was very impressed.
Looks like a good test kit and a great review Lau 👍 keep the videos coming
Thank you Steven, much appreciated
Well I know what test kit I'm buying next . Brilliant video mate thanks for making it this test kit tick's all the boxes and having the two test tubes to compare will help me with me being colour blind 👌👍
Hi Leon, yes definitely, I am not colour blind but sometimes I struggle with the shade of one colour. That has definitely helped. 🙂
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection next time I get a kit I'll be getting that one hopefully. Thanks mate 😊👍
Cracking review Lau I found that really interesting, I’ve gotta admit I like the structure and lay out of the JBL test looks a great bit of kit, giving good results. Well done. 👍🏻
Really amazing test kit. The oxygen test included too, that was a bonus!
Another dope video Lau!!! Very informative…I love the color match technique with this test kit… thanks 4 sharing…
Hey sweet man, how are you? Yes very innovative, I really liked it
Once again a superb video comparing and product review, clear and well explained.
Keep them coming 👍😉
Thank you for the kind comment. Much appreciated
great review lau. very fascinating to see the results i currently use the columbo one too
Thank you, much appreciated. The Colombo is a great kit. Certainly a step above a lot of others. But I was really impressed with the JBL.
Found this update very useful. I have recently brought the Aquatest kit and wasn't entirely sure on how to use it properly 🙈...I do now! 👍
Hi David, that's cool to hear. Glad you found it useful. I really like this new test kit.
Really good review. Cheers lau👍
Thank you Richard. Much appreciated
Awesome review Lou, I have the same test kit with extra kits that I haven’t used yet as I’m currently using and finishing my JBL test strips which is much quicker test results but not as thorough. I love JBL products.
Hi Grant, thank you for watching and for the comment. I was impressed with the test kit, really pleased.
Thank you for this review Lau. I had looked at this JBL test but on first glance it looked too cumbersome, especially the ammonia reading but your thorough review has changed my mind I agree with you on the difficulty of reading a colour against a colour through plastic I’m never 100% on the result, the jbl gets a real 👍 for their system.
And the bubble drop on other bottles grrrrrr 🤗
haha yeah the bubble drop. really annoys me. Sometimes it can be due to too much agitation of the test bottle, but i dont tend to agitate lots but I do it gently. And every time I get a bubble. Nothing with the JBL test. And it was a lot easier to read.
Nice kit and a good review lau, I do agree that the price is a little high to start with and I think the nh4 side of testing is because it is for marine tanks as well as freshwater and ponds ,
Nice one , 👍👍😀😀
Hi Martin, yes that's right, the NH4 is more used for tanks and reef tanks. It's fine if you do pH and the ammonium, ut for a quick test of just ammonia, it's not possible.
Loved this video Lau, really fascintating. Very impressed with the kit: the method to compare colours alone won me over, such an elegant solution to a long standing problem. I have the exact some problem as you with nitrate in my tapwater, although as long as it's never at a level that's harmful to the fish I don't mind so much. We both probably have filtration that can deal with the nitrate from the nitrification cycle, it's just it's having to fight with the tapwater nitrate too. I also agree with you on oxygen.
Btw love the white top you're wearing, it's giving that 'lab coat' look :)
I'm really sold on the kit, I need to replace most of mine soon, so I'll definitely look at it.
Thank you Andy - I genuinely like it. I find it much easier. Better incrementation. Really recommend it
Great review and clever method of reading the results, i think the high purchase cost will be the deciding factor for some 👍
Absolutely true. The Pond test kit is on the smaller scale, so it might helps people if they like the concept.
Thanks a lot for this perfect review! 🇧🇷
My pleasure
Excellent review Lau if I knew about this kit I would of got one before the Hanna meters. I really struggle to compare the colours but having the two together is a great idea 👍
Hi, yes this has definitely helped me. Well you have the Hanna checkers, they are the best :-)
Great review Lau, I’ve never tried the test kit before, but I’m going to in the future. Like you said, with the ntlabs when one runs out, you have to buy the complete kit again. I live in a hard water area, so the kh and gh run out far quicker than any of the others. So I think it’s time for a change. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and well 👍🏻
Thank you Steven. Really wanted to try it as I know that in France they use it a lot. I was impressed. If you dont need Nitrates and Oxygen, then the smaller box is called Pond
Thats an impressive test kit, i like how you use the grey bottle holder for the 2 bottles 👍🏼
Hi Graham, yes that is almost like 2 liquid to match, a lot easier for my eyes.
Great presentation Lau, much easier to read and it looks very well presented in the box. Love the charts etc, I think it's well worth the price tag. When I can afford one I will get one to back up my hanna checkers. Thanks Lau.
Hi, hope you are well. Thank you for watching and the comment. It is really much easier to read, I was impressed. Colour may appear differently on the screen but every time I had a match. So much easier for my old eyes :-)
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection Thanks Lau, like some others unfortunately I am suffering with a bit of depression lately hopefully the new pond season will help that. 👍
@@koikarma5363 I am really sorry to read this. Never easy.
Great review Lau on the JBL test kit Its a little complex for my old brain so I'll stick with NTL Test kit. Thank you for sharing stay safe
Hi Carol, we all have our preferences :-) Keep safe and thank you for watching
What an awesome kit. I love the 2 bottle method to read the colour results for each test. I wish we had access to those kits here in Canada as once again our supplies for koi keeping fails miserably compared to the UK. Thanks for the review.
Hi Ken, I do admit, we have access to a lot of things here in the UK.
Can yyou order stuff from the USA? Or even buy koi in the USA?
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection Some products can be imported from the US such as nets, etc but things like test kits and koi food are not allowed in. Koi can be purchased in the US but before being allowed into Canada require both a veterinary health certificate for the koi as well as import certificates from the Canadian government. Obtaining the appropriate paperwork can take 2-3 weeks or more before the fish can be shipped. A few years ago all that was not required, you could purchase a fish, pay for it along with shipping and import taxes and the fish was delivered to your door in 24 hours or less. My how things have changed. 😞 😞 😞
@@mykoiobsession That's interesting. Thank you Ken.
Very clever test kit. Thanks for sharing!
En France on utilise beaucoup les JBL test avec le Colombo.
Ici en Angleterre the JBL n'est pas aussi utilisé que le NT Labs or CVolombo, mais peut etre que maintenant les gens l'utiliseront. Vous utilisez quoi comme test?
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection Le JBL uniquement. C'est le plus simple en term de résultats et facile a lire
Good illustration Lau. Liking the JBL, looks like they've incorporated reef quality testing in to pond testing. No4 is a more accurate test. Oxygen testing I've found a waste of money in the UK as water temperature is rarely warm and koi keepers keep air pumps running 24/7. What you didn't mention is the amount of tests in the kit? crucial when determining value. Cheers 🍻
Hi Keith, thank you. I didnt mention the amount of test because there are no indication of it. They are 10ml bottles. But I always find those amount of tests inaccurate..
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection interesting, having searched myself I can't find anything, even on the refills. Obviously nothing to shout about!
Great review again Lau really interesting never heard of this kit but I like the looks of it it certainly gives a better reading on most tests as I also currently use Colombo, but I agree it could certainly do with adding a standard ammonia test tho 👍
yes the NH3 would have been easier. Once a week I do a full test, so pH cross tabulated by NH4 will be fine, but I wonder what made them take this route. But the incrementations and how easy it is to read is a plus, along with a lot of little things.
Hi Lau very good review I have never seen that kit before I think we all have our chosen kit that we tend to stick too and I don’t really know why maybe I will give it a go if I see it. It is a comprehensive kit I like the larger test tubes and the kit layout.
All the best Mike
I think the liquid test are more or less fairly accurate and results are comparable. I prefer this one after this trial for better incrementations. We tend to stick with what we know, but that was a great move for me, especially with the oxygen test and the innovative way of reading.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection yes I liked that particular test I tend to take that for granted 👍🏼👍🏼
Great review , Lau . I like the method of reading the two bottles - should help , especially for people like me , who dont have great eyesight . Thats why I ended up buying 2 of the Hanna pocket checkers for Nitrite and Ammonia , which are very good .
That said , you can get the full JBL kit for the price of 1 pocket checker , so good value - if your eyesight is up to it 👍
Hi, thank you for watching. You are right about the the Hanna checkers, no deny about that, they are excellent. I can't justify the cost. I struggle with the shade of a same colour and comparing a paper to a liquid. This one has really helped me.
Hi Lau, Great review, I totally agree about the Colombo test kit dropper bottles. I've used Colombo test kits for years, but the last two I bought, the drops of liquid just don't come out right. Plus when you shake the test bottles, they usually leak. I was thinking of moving to another make, but not sure what. I might give this a go. Just the price makes my eyes water, lol. Well done, great review. Take care, Terry.
Hi Terry, tell me about it, when I shake the Colombo test bootles, all the bottles leak. And I find that the powers dont dissolve properly. Yes this is the full test kit, but there is extra bottles for KH and pH. The importance for me was the Nitrates as I always have readings and the oxygen. But if you dont need these two and like the concept of the 2 bottles, they have a smaller case called Pond. I was impressed I have to say. I considered going to Hanna but each test kit is £70 and then you have to buy the regents.
Hi Lau, Same here, I looked at the Hanna testers, but like you say they're not cheap. I'm not buying any more Colombo kits, so I'll give this a go I think. Thanks Lau.
Wicked review that kit looks the bees knees 👌
Hey, how are you? Thank you for the kind comment, I must admit, that test kit is really good and easy to use and read.
Great idea 💡 of viewing the cards with two glass containers, I always struggled and never trusted myself reading the standard method.
Really fab test kit Marek. I was impressed!
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection can you buy NH3 reagent for it?
Great Review Lau, 😃👍
It takes some of the guess work out of comparing samples with colour charts.
I still use API kits mostly,
but have recently got a hanna ammonia tester, as that was one I wanted to be able to read at low range.
but they are so expensive....
They are expensive yes, but very good. I've never had ammonia or nitrite but battling with nitrate. I wish Hanna checkers were doing nitrate for ponds. But I am happy with the details with the JBL. Really good overall test kit.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection I think I would have been better spending my money on a hanna chlorine checker...
As I've never had a reading at all on the hanna ammonia checker always 0.00.
My ponds nitrate has always hung at about 20ppm with 5ppm from the tap. @ 5 -10% a day trickle in/out
But i've seen it drop to about 10ppm now that i'm using RRO as it currently 3 times concentrates the water removed from the pond.
So i'm pumping 20ppm nitrate pondwater out at 60ppm nitrate RO waste 300ml/min. and putting 600ml/min of the pondwater back in as 0ppm nitrate RO water.
We use JBL in france very good kit and good food as well
Excellent! Thats what MimiSerro was saying above in the comments. I was impressed
Great review lau ,looks to work a lot better and get more accurate results .maybe they could have put different colour lids on the bottles so you know which one is for which test 😀👍🏻keep well and keep safe
Yes definitely colours or already marked bottles. Being glass, the permanent marker has come off a bit, but not off the lid. Thank you Mike
A good look at them kits Lau Im a bit fixed in my ways with the NT Lab's kit but will be giving the JBL a test drive on my next shopping trip
Yeah I get that, we tend to stick with what we know and what works. I didnt think I would move away from Colombo but that was a good move for me.
Yes Lau old and stuck in my ways of doing things but i will give the JBL a try
Great video. Funny enough been looking at the jbl one. Certainly tempting me. Shame jbl didn’t do a little discount code for us. Haha. 👌🏻👌🏻
I know... They are based in Germany, so the retail is Pond Planet and probably some others. I might talk to Pond Planet if enough people are interested.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection hey. I’m ready to make a purchase to be honest. Big investment by comparison to other kits but seems robust. I use api and it doesn’t do kh and gh so that’s more cost buying them on top. Plus as comparison to hanna meters. Really good they do o2 as I had to pp in spring could of been handy to keep a eye on then. 👍🏻 thanks mark.
@@carplester4217 Hi Mark, yeah it's all in one, with extra test for pH and KH. Easy to read, really good, for me anyway :-)
That was without a doubt a great product review. So the JBL looks to be better than columbo and NT labs? As the colour chart is more fine tuned 😊. All the best, Tel 😊🙏🏻😊
Thank you Tel. Much appreciated. After a few uses, I have now completely switched to JBL. So much better. I am actually impressed.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection well i do need a new test kit as i think mines out of date 😂
Hi agree with you on the Columba bottles they are a nightmare now
Its strange isnt it. I though it was just my kit but now I can see that a lot of people have got problems with the Colombo bottles.
I have the same problem with nitrate, My tap water is giving almost 140! Nitrate reading with NT Labs and with API and with aqua care test kits even though my bacteria level is spot on and I have pond plants….. The only way I can deal with it is by using a detoxifier and my Koi haven’t been flicking or stressed since and there eating again as normal which is a huge relief.
Edit: Word of warning, NEVER use envii nitrate klear! It doesn’t work no matter how much you put in it’s a waste of money and time plus it’s another chemical being added to the pond with no benefits
Hi Anthony, thank you for commenting.
When you say you 140 of nitrate, do you mean ppm? It's quite rare that fish are flashing with nitrate, only at high level for long period of time. Glad to hear you got it sorted, that's great. Nitrate has really gone down here now, but it was a battle at the tap water for a very long time.
We have nitrite now in the tap water 🙄
Not only did you make it sound easy lau i think you are a good sales person because I’ve broken off from watching you to go online and buy it it’s not cheap but it does seem the dogs doodars
Hi Rodney, thank you. Your comment made me smile. It's always difficult to do a review so I kept it simple. I really like this test, so mucch easier.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection having received it and had a look I’m watching your post again it doesn’t look as easy in the flesh so to speak hahahaha but I’m old so i might have to watch a few more times
@@rodneystu1943 is there anything I can help you with?
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection thanks for the offer my lovely but i will watch your review a few times when I’m doing a test i usually have the nt labs 200 so it’s not too different i hope 🤞
Same kit as mine lau ,does the job. Not sure if you can buy the bottles of agent separate.
I saw the pH/KH separate on Pond Planet. Will call them to see if they can get the others. Otherwise directly from the JBL website.
Great review Lau. Quite expensive though. Do you think it's worth the extra money?. 👍
Hi Phil. I all honesty, yes. It's a one purchase for quite some time. There are extra glass bottles, several spoons, extra regent for KH and pH, the oxygen test and the reading for me is much easier. I have done several test now, and I am impressed with the incrementation detail. I know I will get much more out of it. Also the powder dissolve very quickly. I was getting annoyed with the Colombo test kit with leaving test bottles and the powders not dissolving.
Hi, great work, thanks to this video I bought one JBL kit as well. Today I was reviewing this video and noticed that on the O2 test you didn't fill the vessel all the way to the top, in the instructions they say is important that between drop 2 and 3, wen you shake it, there must not be any air in. Again, I am not a critic, I like very much of your channel. I just want to warn you that the readings that you are getting my not be correct. (sorry for my poor English, i'm portuguese)
Hi, thank you for watching. It's a great water test kit. I still use it.
I have done several test with the O2 test, and you will see, there is no difference at all if you fill the bottle completely or almost to the top. As long as you keep the bottle closed so no oxygen goes in during the test. But well spotted.
And your English is amazing. Well done.
Do you keep koi or other fish?
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection Great! Thanks for the feedback! I am new to the koi hobby, I started to build my pond this summer and in October got my fist koi.
@@MiguelSantos-bk5om ah fantastic. It's a great hobby. Koi are amazing. Enjoy.
Hi Lau, do you still use this kit? I am in the market for a new one now my NT Labs has run out. It is quite the price jump but looks like it may be worth it. I remember watching this video when it came out so I came back to watch it again - very helpful, thank you!
Hi Simon, I don't use it anymore as the liquids are now out of date. I have the Hanna checker for chlorine and nitrite. I test the ammonia and KH with with the NT labs
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection Thanks for replying 😊
That is good to know, I wondered if getting refills would be difficult and/or expensive.
@@Simon.Bryant I have just looked for you and you can get the refills from Pond Planet. The Ammonia is actually NH4 so ammonium, there is a conversion to do for this one. But all the others are available individually. Yon Pond Planet website if you type JBL test, you will find them there.
@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection Thanks Lau, I didn’t mean for you to do the work but it is much appreciated 😊
Hope you’re well.
@@Simon.Bryant not a problem.
Yeah all good here. Awaiting the temps to go up! 😊
😊😊😊👌👌👌❤️👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you for watching Sandy - Hope you are well
Too expensive
The large case is expensive indeed. There is a smaller one.
Looks to be good test kit totally agree with the Colombo bottles good review Lau 👌👍👍
Thank you for watching and commenting. I was impressed with the test kit :-)