Aquacheck

The five components of Aquacheck are free chlorine, total chlorine, total hardness, total alkalinity, and pH.

Since chlorine is an important chemical for some processes of water purification, there are traces of it in tap water. Chlorine is highly toxic to fish, so tap water must be treated with dechlorinator. My water had 0 ppm of free and total chlorine, which is good since I'm pretty sure Benson would rather not die.

Water hardness refers to the amount of minerals dissolved in the water. Benson's water had a total of 250 ppm hardness, which was expected since the water around here has a fairly high mineral content.

Alkalinity refers to the water's ability to resist change in pH. Alkalinity can also remove toxic metals from water. Benson's water tested for a total alkalinity of 180 ppm, which means the water is very resistant to change.

pH measures how acidic or basic water is. At a pH of 4, fish reproduction is affected, and at a pH of 3, adult fish die. Benson's water had a pH of 7.2. Though betta fish prefer water that is slightly more acidic, 7.2 is still in the safe range.