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Aaaaaaand you STILL, didn’t answer, the question.The old red sea "Pro" alk kit: Card showed Red as endpoint
You would stop tritration not at Red, but as soon as you saw a color change.
Endpoint could have been orgrangish, pinkish or red.
You would see a flash of gray, then when it turned to one of the above stop, and take your reading.
Salifert:
Stop at the lavender hue, not going until the hot pink.
lol
Just get the Hanna
I’m sorry that nobody can answer the question that you asked. I seen this post and was like YES somebody finally asking a question that I’ve been wondering too, so I’ve been waiting on a response but everybody dancin around the actual question that you asked which is making me question some folks reading comprehension. Hi. We recently took over maintenance of our two year old 65gal nano tank.
All tests we have performed have come back normal except alkalinity. Seems to be high between 14-16 my main question is about the actual test. We are using a Red Sea multi test kit. My question is in regards to when to start counting. The test says to add one drop of solution then it should be blue... but my samples haven’t turned blue until around 3 drops. It then says to count the number of drops until it turns green. So I am wondering do I count from 1 or 3?
If I count from 1 my alkalinity is 14 dkh but if I count from 3 it is 11 dkh which is much more in range?
Anyone have experience with this kit?
Aaaaaaand you STILL, didn’t answer, the question.
Hanna alk test aren’t perfect either, I know of quite a few people recently that got a recent bad batch of reagents that tested WAY off.
Simply because each person can start from either point.I’m sorry that nobody can answer the question that you asked. I seen this post and was like YES somebody finally asking a question that I’ve been wondering too, so I’ve been waiting on a response but everybody dancin around the actual question that you asked which is making me question some folks reading comprehension.
Looks like it is lot 8478Do you know the lot # on that bad batch?
Thank you
Looks like it is lot 8478
I try to follow the directions and start “after one drop”. The problem is for me is its not as blue as the kit shows as a sample so I’m always wondering is It only one drop and then start counting or is the starting point when it’s as blue as the sample shows. And that’s what spanman is askingSimply because each person can start from either point.
Start counting before it turns blue.
Or start counting once it turns blue.
This is the problem I see with this test kit.
So where do you start counting?
Am I a gators fan?Lol
I run an Alkatronic and for the most part, crosscheck it with the Salifert alk kit.
But, the endpoint to Sailfert is the lavender hue.
Your right,
Don't know the endpoint color to the "new" Red Sea Pro kit.....;Hilarious
lol
Are you a Gators fan???
gR,
Have a great evening....
Yes and that was why my answer is still the same...each person starts counting at a different point and ends at a different point.I try to follow the directions and start “after one drop”. The problem is for me is its not as blue as the kit shows as a sample so I’m always wondering is It only one drop and then start counting or is the starting point when it’s as blue as the sample shows. And that’s what spanman is asking
Am I a gators fan?
How many times are you gonna not answer a question or same something irrelevant on one post smh
Yes and that was why my answer is still the same...each person starts counting at a different point and ends at a different point.
Color tests are terrible for this reason because I may see blue after 1 drop where someone right next to me doesn't see blue until 3 drops.
We saw our test results while using red sea, giessmann, Hannah, and Elos that red sea was closer and more consistent to start the count after the 5 drops rather than starting the count after the 1st drop or 3rd drop.
Yes the blue was turning at 3 drops but all other kits were within each other and red sea was way off until we started counting at 5. Im not saying to do this but it is unfortunatelywhat we went through.
...yes we tried multiple kits of red sea to make surs it wasn't a bad kit.
It really comes down to consistency of testing and stability.
If his corals are happy at red sea alk when he starts the count at 3...I say consistently test the same way to get as close to a consistent test result as possible for stability.
So at the end of the day....start at 1 or 3 but aim for stability.
If it bothers the op like it did me...I suggest get a bunch of other test kits from other manufacturers and see what number is closest to the rest when you start with 1 drop or 3 drops.
Randy as much as I follow you and respect what you have done for this hobby and I thank you for that....on this certain topic I have to simply disagree.Does it tell you to not count the first drops? No.
Randy as much as I follow you and respect what you have done for this hobby and I thank you for that....on this certain topic I have to simply disagree.
The red sea test kit is flawed with its color drop system.
I am not saying it does not give you a reading within a reasonable result. I have only been in the hobby for 5 years so please bare with me.
What I am trying to convey is that compared to other test manufacturers that my fiance and I tried side by side with red sea over a 6 month period... the red sea was not in line with other tests until we started counting after 5 drops on the red sea. Which was after it had turned blue for 2 or 3 drops. So NO we don't count the first drops but my point is we don't even start to count when it turns blue...we had to go 2 or 3 drops more to be in line with other kits.
I am not telling anyone to do this!!
However my fiance and I and documented our results and for us we found this to unfortunately be true.
I'm sorry if this is unclear on what I am trying to explain.
I guess my main point is red sea isn't off it just reads higher than others for my liking.You were doing something wrong then, or had a bad kit. I used red sea for close to 10 years before switching to hanna, I have also used other test kits, and red sea is always close to the other test's by following the instructions exactly as Randy stated and I stated earlier in this thread.
I guess my main point is red sea isn't off it just reads higher than others for my liking.
It is only varied at most by 2dkh which is acceptable in test kits so in reality I just wanted red sea to be closer to my other test kits so I guess ypu can say I modified the testing of red sea to test closer to all the test kits I ran the experiment with. Not telling anyone to do that either.
Randy as much as I follow you and respect what you have done for this hobby and I thank you for that....on this certain topic I have to simply disagree.
The red sea test kit is flawed with its color drop system.
I am not saying it does not give you a reading within a reasonable result. I have only been in the hobby for 5 years so please bare with me.
What I am trying to convey is that compared to other test manufacturers that my fiance and I tried side by side with red sea over a 6 month period... the red sea was not in line with other tests until we started counting after 5 drops on the red sea. Which was after it had turned blue for 2 or 3 drops. So NO we don't count the first drops but my point is we don't even start to count when it turns blue...we had to go 2 or 3 drops more to be in line with other kits.
I am not telling anyone to do this!!
However my fiance and I and documented our results and for us we found this to unfortunately be true.
I'm sorry if this is unclear on what I am trying to explain.
I guess my main point is red sea isn't off it just reads higher than others for my liking.
It is only varied at most by 2dkh which is acceptable in test kits so in reality I just wanted red sea to be closer to my other test kits so I modified the testing of red sea to test closer to all the test kits I ran the experiment with.