ReefStatus Magnesium (carbonate - borate) Test Kit by SeaChem

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  1. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

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    anyone use this before? I got a good magnesium reading but the Total alkalinity and the Borate Alkalinity i dont know how yellow the sample is supposed to turn? Like is the test done when it turns to any color but blue or does it need to look like really yellow? Cus both the tests turned from blue to a clear, but not really yellow after just a couple drops???
    So confused????
    and i did my regular test with Carbonate Hardness test from API and got a reading of 5dkh 89.5ppm.
    What does meq/L translate to in ppm or dkh?
    Help?
     
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  2. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    Use a factor of 2.75. 5 dKH is 1.82 meg/L. dKH should be around 10 dKH.
     
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  3. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

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    anyone else have any insight?
     
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  4. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    I have that kit, I just assumed the alk test are crap for the same reasons you are asking.

    It never turned any more then clear for me.
     
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  5. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

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    Great! So kind of a rip off. The kit was like $35 bucks. :(
    anybody else use this with decent results?
     
    crustytheclown, Oct 2, 2010
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