Distilled water?

OoooDRAGONoooo · 12/08/2018, 08:06 AM

Hi.i use salifert test kits .which consist of a bottle of liquid ( which always runs out 1st) that is added to aquarium water and a testing solution,the magnesium and kH test kit requires you to keep adding drop by drop until a colour change is detected.this liquid is always the 1st to run out before the test solution liquid does. So ,now to my question.is this liquid just distilled water?.can I continue using my test kits using rodi water as the final testing agent? Ty .
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bertoni · 12/08/2018, 03:38 PM

The first liquid is not RO/Di. I think it's binding magnesium, and changing the pH, but I keep forgetting the details of the various test methods.

OoooDRAGONoooo · 12/09/2018, 07:21 AM

Hi, it's always the last test bottle liquid that runs out,the one that is used to attain the necessary color change.cant seem to find it sold separately on internet

bertoni · 12/09/2018, 12:27 PM

That's definitely not RO/DI water. This thread has some information:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...t=calcium+edta

manateemark · 12/09/2018, 10:27 PM

I’m going to have to agree that it’s deinfitely not water. If it was then they would tell you to use water instead because it costs them more to bottle and ship that second bottle than if they just needed water, especially because they could probably sell the test at the same price still.

OoooDRAGONoooo · 12/10/2018, 07:51 AM

Can't argue with that.

12/08/2018, 08:06 AM	#1
OoooDRAGONoooo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Slovakia Posts: 300	Distilled water? Hi.i use salifert test kits .which consist of a bottle of liquid ( which always runs out 1st) that is added to aquarium water and a testing solution,the magnesium and kH test kit requires you to keep adding drop by drop until a colour change is detected.this liquid is always the 1st to run out before the test solution liquid does. So ,now to my question.is this liquid just distilled water?.can I continue using my test kits using rodi water as the final testing agent? Ty . .

12/08/2018, 03:38 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The first liquid is not RO/Di. I think it's binding magnesium, and changing the pH, but I keep forgetting the details of the various test methods. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/09/2018, 12:27 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	That's definitely not RO/DI water. This thread has some information: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...t=calcium+edta __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/09/2018, 07:21 AM	#3
OoooDRAGONoooo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Slovakia Posts: 300	Hi, it's always the last test bottle liquid that runs out,the one that is used to attain the necessary color change.cant seem to find it sold separately on internet

12/09/2018, 10:27 PM	#5
manateemark Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 52	I’m going to have to agree that it’s deinfitely not water. If it was then they would tell you to use water instead because it costs them more to bottle and ship that second bottle than if they just needed water, especially because they could probably sell the test at the same price still.

12/10/2018, 07:51 AM	#6
OoooDRAGONoooo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Slovakia Posts: 300	Can't argue with that.