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P3 Test Kit

P3 Test Kit

The P3 test kits analyses your aquarium for hundreds of known harmful organisms, including:

Pathogens- Amoebic gill disease, Brooklynella, Marine Ich, Marine velvet, Perkinsus (pinched mantle disease), Pathogenic fungi, Uronema.

Parasites- Acropora-eating flatworms, Apicomplexan parasites, Coral snails, Cryptobia, Eye flukes, Fish leach, Fish lice, Gill flukes, Gill lice, Hexamita, Montipora-eating flatworms, Myxozoans, Parasitic copepods, Parasitic Monogean flatworms, Roundworms, Tongue-eating louse, Trichodina, Turbonilla, Zoanthid-eating nudibranch.

Pests-  Acoel flatworms, Aiptasia, Asterina, Boring bivalves, Clam worm, Fire-worms, Red planaria, Vermitid snails, Nuisance algae, Ribbon worms, Sea-spiders.

Toxic algae- Alexandrium, Azadinium, Chattonella, Chrysochromulina, Cochlodinium, Coolia, Dinophysis, Gambierdiscus, Heterosigma, Karenia, Karlodinium, Margalefidinium, Ostreopsis, Prorocentrum, Prymnesium.

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Pathogens- Marine ich, Marine velvet, Amoebic gill disease, Brooklynella, Perkinsus, Uronema Parasites-Acropora eating flatworms, Coral snails, Eye flukes, Fish leach, Fish lice, Gill flukes, Gill lice, Hexamita, Montipora-eating flatworms, Myxozoans, Parasitic copepods, Parasitic Monogean flatworms, Roundworms, Trichodina, Turbonilla, Zoanthid-eating nudibranch Pests- Acoel flatworms, Asterina ,Red planaria, Vermetid snails, Boring bivalves, Fire worms, Bryopsis, Hair algae, sea spiders Toxic algae producing- Saxitoxins (STX), Ciguatoxins (CTX), Maitotoxins (MTX), Brevetoxins (BTX), Okadaic Acid (OA), Dinophysistoxins (DTX), Pectenotoxins (PTXs), Cooliatoxins, Palytoxins (PLTX), Hemolytic toxins, Azaspiracids (AZA), Prymnesins, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)

No more guesswork

Its time to find out!

What's included?

Sample collection kit

  • User Instructions
  • Large Syringe – For water sampling
  • Filter – Captures DNA and organisms from your aquarium
  • Preservative Solution – Ensures sample integrity during transit
  • Gloves- To eliminate contamination 
  • Express Return Postage – Free shipping to our lab

Laboratory Processing

  • DNA Extraction – Isolation and purification of the total genetic material from your sample
  • DNA QC and verification
  • Long-Read ITS Sequencing – 50,000 DNA fragments analysis for high accuracy

Data Analysis & Final Report

  • In-depth data analysis and processing in our proprietary bioinformatics pipeline
  • Easy to read report summarizing identified species, their impact on your aquarium, and recommended next steps.

See sampling tutorial

How to sample
How to sample

What's next?

  • 1. Collect your sample

    The P3 test kit comes with everything you need to collect a high quality DNA sample from your aquarium

    Click for instruction 

  • 2. Send it to us

    The P3 test kit comes with free return express shipping. Simply drop the sample in the post and let us do the rest.

  • 3. Analysis

    We receive your aquarium sample and process it in our lab. We do our scientific magic to see what is hiding in your aquarium.

    Wait for the results.

  • 4. Get your results

    After analysis is completed, you will get a comprehensive personalised report of your aquarium's result. When threats are found, you will receive recommendations on relevant treatments and preventions options.

    Report example