Elos Mg Test Kit Question

[tony_caliente]

I switching test kits from Seachem to Elos as I run out of Sechen reagents - just thought it would be good to try something else.

Question/Please Confirm:

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<li>Phase 2 includes rinsing-out the contents from Phase 1 and refilling the vial with 3ml of sample water?</li>
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<li>During Phase 2, how light blue of a color-change an I looking for? The sample changes from red-violet to blue after 7 or 8 drops. I added another 12 drops to see if the blue would get any lighter - but I really didn\'t notce it getting muh ligher at all. In fact, it turned blue after 7 drops; I added more just to see how much lighter it would get.</li>
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What do you think?

Thank you!

Tony

 

[heathlindner25]

wow sounds complicated, after you're done with that test kit try Red Sea Pro. the color goes from red to blue so it's very easy to tell when you're done.

 

[tony_caliente]

After Seachem's process, ELOS was breeze. Don't know which is more accurate though. RedSea had just come out when I started the switch. It's really not bad.

Thanks though!

heathlindner25;833300 wrote: wow sounds complicated, after you're done with that test kit try Red Sea Pro. the color goes from red to blue so it's very easy to tell when you're done.

 

[heathlindner25]

Tony_Caliente;833303 wrote: After Seachem's process, ELOS was breeze. Don't know which is more accurate though. RedSea had just come out when I started the switch. It's really not bad.

Thanks though!

I wish I knew about elos but I've never used it for mag. I'm sure somebody will chime in a minute to help you out.

 

[rdnelson]

Tony, that sounds about right. Here is how I do it. Rinse the vial in test water several times, fill to 3 ml and then using reagent A it takes normally 32 or 33 drops. Dump the contents, rinse with tap a bit, then several times with test water, fill to 3 ml, add C and D reagents and it usually takes 6 drops of reagent D. Subtract 6 from 33 and you get 27. Multiply by 50 and you get 1350. For me, the color change starts by going to green but then the next drop it is deffinately blue.

 

[kirkwood]

rdnelson99;833334 wrote: Tony, that sounds about right. Here is how I do it. Rinse the vial in test water several times, fill to 3 ml and then using reagent A it takes normally 32 or 33 drops. Dump the contents, rinse with tap a bit, then several times with test water, fill to 3 ml, add C and D reagents and it usually takes 6 drops of reagent D. Subtract 6 from 33 and you get 27. Multiply by 50 and you get 1350. For me, the color change starts by going to green but then the next drop it is deffinately blue.

+1. One drop you start to see the change to violet and then the next drop you get the full change to blue. I have more difficulty catching the change to blue on the calcium test.

 

[tony_caliente]

Thanks guys...my results yielded 1300. I appreciate the validation.

 

[ralph atl]

it's a great hobby test kit......