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A while back I purchased a Seachem Iodine test kit along with Seachem's iodide additive. I ended up contaminating the test kit after a while and was only able to pick up Salifert's test kit at the time. My question is, the Salifert Iodide test result clear when I first tested (< .01). I added 1 mL of Seachem Iodide (1 mL of Iodide is supposed to raise iodide to .1 per 20 gallons. My tank is 10 and actually 8 with rock and sand). Ideal range Seachem says is .06 - .08. After testing again my test showed <.01 or maybe .01. I added another mL of Iodide and tested again. This test showed .01 or maybe a little bit higher. I also tested that the test kit was registering by adding a mL to the vial to which the result was > .2 (which indicated that the test was testing something).
My question is. Is the Salifert test kit for iodide testing accurately? And, are the instructions for the Seachem Iodide off? 1 mL should raises my Iodide level to above .1 but the test reads 0 or .01. Did Seachem mean that 1 mL raises Iodide .01 ppm?
If you need me to find the instructions for the Seachem Iodide additive let me know.
Thanks.
My question is. Is the Salifert test kit for iodide testing accurately? And, are the instructions for the Seachem Iodide off? 1 mL should raises my Iodide level to above .1 but the test reads 0 or .01. Did Seachem mean that 1 mL raises Iodide .01 ppm?
If you need me to find the instructions for the Seachem Iodide additive let me know.
Thanks.