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12-30-2010, 01:40 AM
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ELOS KH test kit issue
I am using this kit and it says to stop adding drops when the color changes from cyan to yellow however, it only changes from a cyan to orange with no real yellow in between. It just goes from a lighter orange to a darker orange so i have no idea when to stop. Anyone else have this issue? I shook the bottle as directed before use.
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12-30-2010, 03:03 AM
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How old is the test kit? Thats weird
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360 gallon sps reef, 180 gal sump, bubble king supermarine 300, 4xmp40Wes, 2 x 6215 tunze waveboxes, 4 ghl mitras 360 Reef Tank
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12-30-2010, 03:06 AM
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ELOS KH, goes from Bluish to yellowish. At least for me that is what I see, as I use the same kit. Add one drop at a time, then swirl until it goes from the bluish to the new color... Take the number of drops and then divide by half.
To make your kit last longer, I actually fill the vile with half the required water it wants, then add drops until the color change. The number of drops is the value of KH... I have done this for quite awhile and sure stretches the kit out longer.
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 Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk
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12-30-2010, 06:28 AM
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Good money saving tips. I'll try that.
I actually just bought the thing so it is brand new. I am now thoroughly confused and will be asking for more help with regards to my Calcium reactor that i just set up after a pump mod. It is not making any sense. Had I known that it was going to be this complicated, I would never have bought the damn thing.
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12-30-2010, 11:09 AM
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I had the same problem. You have too really read the directions closely
 For part two of the test you need a clean vital with new tank water.
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My 265 gallon build!
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12-30-2010, 12:56 PM
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You must be thinking magnesium. The KH you just add 5mls of water and each drop is .5dkh
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360 gallon sps reef, 180 gal sump, bubble king supermarine 300, 4xmp40Wes, 2 x 6215 tunze waveboxes, 4 ghl mitras 360 Reef Tank
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12-30-2010, 07:06 PM
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Oh yea, your right. Got them mixed up, It was 4 am when i posted thou
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12-30-2010, 07:27 PM
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If it turns orange there are too many drops. You should take the reading when there clearly is no blue left. I find it goes from cyan, to light cyan, to lighter cyan, and then there will be one drop where suddenly it definitely isn't cyan anymore. That's when I take the reading. In my case, I find that is a light urine color.
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12-30-2010, 08:16 PM
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Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk
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12-31-2010, 01:03 AM
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On My test kit step 4 reads like a misprint. It reads:
Step 4) Each drop of reagent corresponds to one degree of hardness. The total number of the drops used equals the total hardness of the solution in dkh for example 8 drops =4 dkh. To me that says 8 drops = 8dkh Anybody else have this print in their kit?
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