New Salifert Test Kits ...

MarksReef · 03/08/2018, 12:50 PM

I just received some new Alk , Cal and Mag Salifert test kits. They have new instructions with pictures ect..
My older almost empty kits that all have well over1-2 years left to expire.
Alk- Old same as New
Mag Old 1450 new 1600
Calcium old 450, New- there had been a change from 8 drops to now 10 c-2 and I cant for the life of me tell where the color is changing. So bad, I ordered the Red sea and will toss this kit.
Salifert.com offers no support in any way or email on their website.
Too bad for them. Looks like Im going to have to switch to redsea unless Habib make it right but no way to get ahold of anyone.
Rant over.

RCS82 · 03/08/2018, 01:36 PM

I was just gonna buy new refills for a couple of my salifert kits, hmmmmm.

MarksReef · 03/08/2018, 01:44 PM

I wouldn’t buy the Calcium and the magnesium I’m un sure of so far

RCS82 · 03/08/2018, 02:56 PM

I just picked up the new nitrate kit, didn't bother with the calcium kit. The nitrate kit has a new color card but seems the same, never had any problems with it before.

MarksReef · 03/08/2018, 03:48 PM

Good to know

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Originally Posted by RCS82

I just picked up the new nitrate kit, didn't bother with the calcium kit. The nitrate kit has a new color card but seems the same, never had any problems with it before.

RCS82 · 03/08/2018, 04:25 PM

I always thought that the calc and mag kits were easy to see the color change, the mag test especially. So the calcium kit is a lot different now? I don't test calc often as I dose 2 part and just measure alk often with the Hanna checker.

homer1475 · 03/08/2018, 04:30 PM

I noticed the change last time I got the calcium kit. I honestly hadn't looked at the instructions in a long time and thought I might have been doing it wrong all this time.

Color change was the same as the old kit though, least for me. New mag kit I haven't opened yet. I might have to go look.

MarksReef · 03/08/2018, 05:25 PM

If you have the new Calcium kit with the fancier instructions. How many drops are you putting in of the C-2 ? The old kit was 8 the new 10.

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Originally Posted by homer1475

I noticed the change last time I got the calcium kit. I honestly hadn't looked at the instructions in a long time and thought I might have been doing it wrong all this time.

Color change was the same as the old kit though, least for me. New mag kit I haven't opened yet. I might have to go look.

Ruu · 03/08/2018, 08:06 PM

I got a new style kit this afternoon. I'm using 10 drops, per the instructions (thanks for the heads up there - I never would have read them otherwise).

I'm measuring 430 with the old and new test kits. Not really noticing a huge difference in the color change. Maybe a little?

Dave

MarksReef · 03/08/2018, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruu

I got a new style kit this afternoon. I'm using 10 drops, per the instructions (thanks for the heads up there - I never would have read them otherwise).

I'm measuring 430 with the old and new test kits. Not really noticing a huge difference in the color change. Maybe a little?

Dave

Are you saying the colors change is fast like the older style did?
Maybe so got a bad kit

Ruu · 03/09/2018, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MarksReef

Are you saying the colors change is fast like the older style did?
Maybe so got a bad kit

There might be a slight bluish tinge for a bit longer, but otherwise I'm having no issues and there's a pretty rapid color change.

MarksReef · 03/09/2018, 08:49 PM

Maybe I got a bad kit. Mine change ever so slightly that I cant tell where it changed.
I’ll try a heaping spoon of powder and see if that helps.

CLM65 · 11/10/2018, 10:18 AM

I know this is an old thread, but I have a similar question that was brought up here. I have a 18 year old FOWLR 180 gallon that has been on cruise control for many years. It has always looked pretty good and the fish do fine, so I haven't been testing the water parameters much. I don't do many water changes (maybe one or two a year), and I don't really add anything to the water (I know, I'm probably a poster child for how not to take care of a fish tank). But I recently decided to up my game and start taking better care of it. So I bought some Salifert test kits among other things. I just tested calcium levels, and added the entire 1.0 ml of CA-3, and there was on color change. So apparently my calcium is greater than 500 ppm? Does this sound reasonable for a tank that hasn't any specific calcium supplements? Note that I did do two 20% water changes in the past 2 months. And I added 10 drops of CA-2 per the Salifert instructions in the kit (as opposed to the 8 drops that were apparently used in the older kits).

tkeracer619 · 11/14/2018, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by CLM65

I know this is an old thread, but I have a similar question that was brought up here. I have a 18 year old FOWLR 180 gallon that has been on cruise control for many years. It has always looked pretty good and the fish do fine, so I haven't been testing the water parameters much. I don't do many water changes (maybe one or two a year), and I don't really add anything to the water (I know, I'm probably a poster child for how not to take care of a fish tank). But I recently decided to up my game and start taking better care of it. So I bought some Salifert test kits among other things. I just tested calcium levels, and added the entire 1.0 ml of CA-3, and there was on color change. So apparently my calcium is greater than 500 ppm? Does this sound reasonable for a tank that hasn't any specific calcium supplements? Note that I did do two 20% water changes in the past 2 months. And I added 10 drops of CA-2 per the Salifert instructions in the kit (as opposed to the 8 drops that were apparently used in the older kits).

It's definitely possible if there are no calcifying corals or coralline algae.

CLM65 · 11/15/2018, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by tkeracer619

It's definitely possible if there are no calcifying corals or coralline algae.

Thank you for the reply! Yes, no calcifying corals and no coralline algae. Should I be worried about the high calcium levels? Is there something I should be doing to lower them?

03/08/2018, 12:50 PM	#1
MarksReef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Rush, N.Y. Posts: 4,058	New Salifert Test Kits ... I just received some new Alk , Cal and Mag Salifert test kits. They have new instructions with pictures ect.. My older almost empty kits that all have well over1-2 years left to expire. Alk- Old same as New Mag Old 1450 new 1600 Calcium old 450, New- there had been a change from 8 drops to now 10 c-2 and I cant for the life of me tell where the color is changing. So bad, I ordered the Red sea and will toss this kit. Salifert.com offers no support in any way or email on their website. Too bad for them. Looks like Im going to have to switch to redsea unless Habib make it right but no way to get ahold of anyone. Rant over. __________________ 93G Rimless Cube Current Tank Info: 93G Rimless Cube

03/08/2018, 01:36 PM	#2
RCS82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Sherwood Park, AB, Canada Posts: 273	I was just gonna buy new refills for a couple of my salifert kits, hmmmmm. __________________ After about a 16 year break from fish keeping, Wow, how things have changed. Current Tank Info: 90g, mixed reef, I hope haha

03/08/2018, 01:44 PM	#3
MarksReef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Rush, N.Y. Posts: 4,058	I wouldn’t buy the Calcium and the magnesium I’m un sure of so far __________________ 93G Rimless Cube Current Tank Info: 93G Rimless Cube Last edited by MarksReef; 03/08/2018 at 01:50 PM.

03/08/2018, 02:56 PM	#4
RCS82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Sherwood Park, AB, Canada Posts: 273	I just picked up the new nitrate kit, didn't bother with the calcium kit. The nitrate kit has a new color card but seems the same, never had any problems with it before. __________________ After about a 16 year break from fish keeping, Wow, how things have changed. Current Tank Info: 90g, mixed reef, I hope haha

03/08/2018, 04:25 PM	#6
RCS82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Sherwood Park, AB, Canada Posts: 273	I always thought that the calc and mag kits were easy to see the color change, the mag test especially. So the calcium kit is a lot different now? I don't test calc often as I dose 2 part and just measure alk often with the Hanna checker. __________________ After about a 16 year break from fish keeping, Wow, how things have changed. Current Tank Info: 90g, mixed reef, I hope haha

03/08/2018, 04:30 PM	#7
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	I noticed the change last time I got the calcium kit. I honestly hadn't looked at the instructions in a long time and thought I might have been doing it wrong all this time. Color change was the same as the old kit though, least for me. New mag kit I haven't opened yet. I might have to go look. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

03/08/2018, 08:06 PM	#9
Ruu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 1,037	I got a new style kit this afternoon. I'm using 10 drops, per the instructions (thanks for the heads up there - I never would have read them otherwise). I'm measuring 430 with the old and new test kits. Not really noticing a huge difference in the color change. Maybe a little? Dave

03/09/2018, 08:49 PM	#12
MarksReef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Rush, N.Y. Posts: 4,058	Maybe I got a bad kit. Mine change ever so slightly that I cant tell where it changed. I’ll try a heaping spoon of powder and see if that helps. __________________ 93G Rimless Cube Current Tank Info: 93G Rimless Cube

11/10/2018, 10:18 AM	#13
CLM65 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 46	I know this is an old thread, but I have a similar question that was brought up here. I have a 18 year old FOWLR 180 gallon that has been on cruise control for many years. It has always looked pretty good and the fish do fine, so I haven't been testing the water parameters much. I don't do many water changes (maybe one or two a year), and I don't really add anything to the water (I know, I'm probably a poster child for how not to take care of a fish tank). But I recently decided to up my game and start taking better care of it. So I bought some Salifert test kits among other things. I just tested calcium levels, and added the entire 1.0 ml of CA-3, and there was on color change. So apparently my calcium is greater than 500 ppm? Does this sound reasonable for a tank that hasn't any specific calcium supplements? Note that I did do two 20% water changes in the past 2 months. And I added 10 drops of CA-2 per the Salifert instructions in the kit (as opposed to the 8 drops that were apparently used in the older kits).