help with salifert mag test kit PLEASE

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  1. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Yes that is correct. Use a level spoon full.8)
     
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  2. ladwpwrkr

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    Man do I feel like a jack a** causing a scene at the lfs :-[ Good thing it wasnt my regular store....was my 1st time there, and prob won't be going to that one for a while.

    Thanks all for the help and advice! I will retest and post my findings ;D
     
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    Well I hate to keep beating a dead horse:hammer:, but I just cant seem to win this one:furious3:....so I get home, excited to test my mag (usually never excited about testing)....seems I must have thrown away the lil red spoon!!!:hothead: I thought the lfs just threw that one in there, so I threw it away!!!! But of course I got the larger blue spoon tho:drool:
    Anyone got any suggestions? besides eyeballing how much of reagent #2 I should use. Is the red spoon exactly 1/2 of the blue spoon? HELP PLEASE!!!!
     
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    Bu>>>>>bump
     
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    O.K. this is turning into a full time job.;D I just checked and you will need to try and get a half a blue spoonfull.
     
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    HAHAHAHA :bouncylauI agree!! Im tired of this already, thanks for being understanding...3reefer's rule!! But all joking aside, I appreciate the help and research...THANKS!
     
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    No problem. Good luck!!;D
     
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    Ok so I went to my lfs today and they had an extra lil red spoon:victory:....I start to test and now another problem happens.....as I am drawing reagent #3 into the syringe, the lil pink tip falls into the bottle of reagent #3:uhoh: Ok no big deal right?...WRONG! I cant get my fingers in there, I try with a toothpick..no luck. I had a bright idea:idea:.....Ill use the lil red spoon I just got today...BAD IDEA! there was a lil residue of reagent #2 on the spoon!:pissed: Not a lot, but enough that when I put it in i saw a couple of purple swirls. Anyways, got it out with some tweezers....hopefully the metal has no effect on it. Like I said before, I cant win with this one!

    Well I finally tested and according to my test, my Mg is 1635. Is this ok????
     
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    No thats a little high. If you got some powder in the #3 reagent it is going to mess up your readings. Sorry but it looks like you will need a new kit.:cry:
     
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    DAMN!! THIS SUCKS!! I thougt so....oklooks like after all the drama I still gotta go and get a new kit.
     
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