Ca test kits
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drew2005
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Originally Posted by mopar9012
Does anyone know what is a GOOD and EASY test kit for calcium?
I just bought this test kit and it was like making me do all these things and I had no idea where i was getting with it. All it says is calcium test kit and at the bottom it says aquarium pharmaceuticals, inc.
Go with Salifert. Its a lil pricey but easy to use and very accurate.
Does anyone know what is a GOOD and EASY test kit for calcium?
I just bought this test kit and it was like making me do all these things and I had no idea where i was getting with it. All it says is calcium test kit and at the bottom it says aquarium pharmaceuticals, inc.
Go with Salifert. Its a lil pricey but easy to use and very accurate.
hatessushi
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Originally Posted by drew2005
Go with Salifert. Its a lil pricey but easy to use and very accurate.
Agree
Go with Salifert. Its a lil pricey but easy to use and very accurate.
Agree
f14peter
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While I wouldn't necessarily consider the Salifert calcium test "easy" (As in dip-n-read), it certainly isn't difficult either.
It entails: Take a water sample, add a few drops of the specified provided solution, then fill the 1.0ml syringe with another provided solution and start adding drops. Once the sample changes color, compare what's left in the 1.0ml syringe to a chart to get your reading.
I'd much rather go through a little work (That's actually kind of fun, somewhat mad-scientistish) and get a more accurate reading. Timewise, outside of waiting for a solution to fully react (Usually three to five minutes), the Salifert tests take just a minute or two.
It entails: Take a water sample, add a few drops of the specified provided solution, then fill the 1.0ml syringe with another provided solution and start adding drops. Once the sample changes color, compare what's left in the 1.0ml syringe to a chart to get your reading.
I'd much rather go through a little work (That's actually kind of fun, somewhat mad-scientistish) and get a more accurate reading. Timewise, outside of waiting for a solution to fully react (Usually three to five minutes), the Salifert tests take just a minute or two.