API calcium test

Musho3210 · 08/17/2007, 05:08 PM

I have the test bottles and the glass tubes. But i dont have the instructions or the color card (if there even is a color card,i wouldnt know)

Anyone mind sharing with me the instructions and sending me a picture of their color card?

SlowCobra · 08/17/2007, 05:12 PM

There isnt a color card. Each drop of the second bottle is equal to 20.

EG: 10 drops = 200

It turns purplish when it is at the proper level.

Musho3210 · 08/17/2007, 05:13 PM

ok thank you so much, i really apreciate it, i can finally know my calcium level woot lol

leeweber85 · 08/17/2007, 05:59 PM

Fill the vial to the line with sample water. Add 10 drops of the first bottle, cap and shake for 10 seconds.

Shake the 2nd bottle vigorously for at least 30 seconds. I usually add 5 drops at a time and then cap and shake (up to 15 then I do one drop at a time)

snulma1 · 08/17/2007, 09:14 PM

you need the color card, because its actually a deep blue/dark purple color it has to turn in order for it to be the right reading.

flyguy7150 · 08/18/2007, 12:38 AM

i dont think there is a color card, it does have the color on the instruction book.

08/17/2007, 05:08 PM	#1
Musho3210 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Evanston IL (near chicago) Posts: 1,899	API calcium test I have the test bottles and the glass tubes. But i dont have the instructions or the color card (if there even is a color card,i wouldnt know) Anyone mind sharing with me the instructions and sending me a picture of their color card? __________________ Ryan

08/17/2007, 05:13 PM	#3
Musho3210 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Evanston IL (near chicago) Posts: 1,899	ok thank you so much, i really apreciate it, i can finally know my calcium level woot lol __________________ Ryan

08/17/2007, 05:59 PM	#4
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 2,482	Fill the vial to the line with sample water. Add 10 drops of the first bottle, cap and shake for 10 seconds. Shake the 2nd bottle vigorously for at least 30 seconds. I usually add 5 drops at a time and then cap and shake (up to 15 then I do one drop at a time) __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 120g reef, 20g reef

08/18/2007, 12:38 AM	#6
flyguy7150 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pembroke Pines Posts: 895	i dont think there is a color card, it does have the color on the instruction book. __________________ Leo Click on my red house to see my 90g RR tank :) Tons of pictures, tons... Click!!! Current Tank Info: 90g AGA Reef Ready, 6x54w T5s w/ SLRs, 29g Sump/fuge, OR 2500 Return, Octopus NW150, 2 x TLF Phosban Reactor, Koralia #1, #4, MJ Modded

08/17/2007, 05:12 PM	#2
SlowCobra Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Joliet, IL Posts: 3,079	There isnt a color card. Each drop of the second bottle is equal to 20. EG: 10 drops = 200 It turns purplish when it is at the proper level.

08/17/2007, 09:14 PM	#5
snulma1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,281	you need the color card, because its actually a deep blue/dark purple color it has to turn in order for it to be the right reading.