How do you test calcium levels??

jsalinas1 · 12/06/2006, 04:57 AM

kau_cinta_ku · 12/06/2006, 05:07 AM

salifert makes a great test kit.

beware of the pinpoint cal. monitor as they have problems

serpentman · 12/06/2006, 05:55 AM

Salifert is the best IMO. Its a color change test which makes it hard to misinterpret the results.

Fermat · 12/06/2006, 07:42 AM

The Seachem test kit is very good also, and likewise uses titration (sudden color change).

UrbanSage · 12/06/2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally posted by akrimmel
with my eyeballs???

Not very helpful

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Originally posted by jsalinas1
How do you test calcium levels??

You buy a test kit like others have described at your LFS. They are relatively inexpensive and easy to use.

drummereef · 12/07/2006, 09:59 AM

I test mine with Salifert. Great testkit.

Krazy · 12/07/2006, 10:36 AM

I like the SERA test kit, seemed a bit easier to use then Salifert

dcombs44 · 12/07/2006, 11:02 AM

Ease is always good, but don't sacrifice accuracy for ease. I have also hearrd that Lamotte test kits are good. I personally use salifert's calcium test.

dstall · 12/07/2006, 11:10 AM

Maybe its just me but i have a diffcult time telling when the color changes on calcium test with Salifert. Doesn't help i'm a little color blind..........

supertech3 · 12/07/2006, 11:10 AM

I also use the salifert and like stated with the color changing it makes your results easier to figure calcium level

UrbanSage · 12/07/2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by dcombs44
Ease is always good, but don't sacrifice accuracy for ease.

I very much agree. I did however simply mean that we do not need to be chemists in order to perform these tests

popimp06 · 12/07/2006, 03:22 PM

if your color blind try the digital ones :P

hans1976 · 12/08/2006, 07:49 AM

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12/06/2006, 04:57 AM	#1
jsalinas1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 24	How do you test calcium levels?? How do you test calcium levels?? __________________ James Salinas

12/06/2006, 05:55 AM	#3
serpentman part time superhero Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of the Snowbelt (NE OHIO) Posts: 5,698	Salifert is the best IMO. Its a color change test which makes it hard to misinterpret the results. __________________ BS in Marine Bio ('96), First SW tank in 1992. Current Tank(s) 300g SPS with 90g frag tank and 40 anemone tank - decommissioned 46g LPS/Softy Cube 300g FOWLR under construction - decommissioned

12/07/2006, 09:59 AM	#6
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	I test mine with Salifert. Great testkit. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

12/07/2006, 11:02 AM	#8
dcombs44 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,913	Ease is always good, but don't sacrifice accuracy for ease. I have also hearrd that Lamotte test kits are good. I personally use salifert's calcium test. __________________ Current Setup: 10 Gallon Skimmerless Zoanthid Tank Lighting: Single 175 Watt Metal Halide (14,000 K Hamilton Lamp) Filtration: 10 gallon sump/refugium and Phosban Reactor Return: Mag Drive 700 Controller: ReefKeeper Lite (Basic Version) Circulation: TBD Age of System: Build is in Progress

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12/06/2006, 05:07 AM	#2
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	salifert makes a great test kit. beware of the pinpoint cal. monitor as they have problems

12/06/2006, 07:42 AM	#4
Fermat Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, US Posts: 239	The Seachem test kit is very good also, and likewise uses titration (sudden color change).

12/07/2006, 10:36 AM	#7
Krazy Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 2,941	I like the SERA test kit, seemed a bit easier to use then Salifert

12/07/2006, 11:10 AM	#9
dstall Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 320	Maybe its just me but i have a diffcult time telling when the color changes on calcium test with Salifert. Doesn't help i'm a little color blind..........

12/07/2006, 11:10 AM	#10
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	I also use the salifert and like stated with the color changing it makes your results easier to figure calcium level

12/08/2006, 07:49 AM	#13
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