huskerduck Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Anybody have one of these, I can't find my instructions and the manual is in French on their site. Anybody know how much fluid should be left in the needle of the final test fluid after it turns from pink to blue? I thought 0 was really good and .01 was also good but .02 was getting worse and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 thats how it is with the salifert test, probably the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I bought a Red Sea Mg kit.. I never was able to get it to work right. Here's a scan of all the instructions I got in mine: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskerduck Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 I cant thank you enough Andy! I knew it was whacky compared to the Salifert in that it was how much you used instead of how much was left of regent C. Ouch my magnesium is clearly too high. Anybody know if 1350 ppm is too high, Im guessing yes since its off this chart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 It should not hurt. There is a "cure" for an evil algae called bryopsis that includes raising magnesium levels to somewhere near 1500-1600 for a few weeks. There have been no adverse effects noted while doing this. Since you are below that level, you should be fine. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I'd be *really* cautious with the Red Sea kit... mine ready crazy-high levels of Mg weeks after a water change, with no Mg supplements used. A subsequent check with a Salifert kit showed I was actually low, which was what I was expecting given 2 clams in the tank. It might be a good idea to get a second opinion on that Mg level. Either way, 1350ppm is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 There is a number of reefers here including myself that keep mag over 1500, I would not worry about it if in fact the reading is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 If the Red Sea Mag kit is anything like there other kits,,, I would use the numbers only has a very very general guideline. And Im with Nyles, 1500 is a good number to shoot for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskerduck Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 Waves, you sell decent Magnesium test kits? All Jason had in Salem is one Red Sea Manesium kit. Im the guy who stopped and got the pipe organ and came back and grabbed that purple Monti. Ill be heading back through next Saturday or Sunday, get some cool stuff ready !!! Upscales had some really smoking hot looking pinkish purple coral in their first show tank, bottom left corner, you cant miss it, not sure what is was but I want some!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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