Aquaforest vs Fauna Marin

[canadianeh]

I have set up a IM Fusion 40 tank and I am using Fauna Marin Professional Salt right now. There is no livestock in it yet as I am planning to wait at least one month before I put LS in it.

Using Exact Idip test kit, I found that the Alk, Cal, and Mag results are not even close to the Fauna Marin specs and I mix it at 1.026 SG.
For an example, Alk I got is 5.00 ppm and the box says over 8.0
Claude from Germany said that photometer test kit such as Idip does not work well to test fresh seawater.

How about you guys? Anyone ever tested freshly made AF Reef salt before dosing with Idip test kit?

 

[GoVols]

Don't know anything about "Exact Idip test kit.

Go to page 2 of this forum and read "Bad Batch" thread.

 

[Martin Kuhn]

Hi
I've used several buckets of this salt and all where extremely close to FM specs.

I don't know about the test kits you described, BUT
I'd suggest to better not rely on the test kits first.
Check them with reference solutions with known parameters

Best Rgds
martin




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[canadianeh]

Hi
I've used several buckets of this salt and all where extremely close to FM specs.

I don't know about the test kits you described, BUT
I'd suggest to better not rely on the test kits first.
Check them with reference solutions with known parameters

Best Rgds
martin




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Sorry what you mean by check with known parameters?

 

[GoVols]

Sorry what you mean by check with known parameters?

He means to cross check against something like "Red Sea" Foundation Pro test kits.

 

[canadianeh]

He means to cross check against something like "Red Sea" Foundation Pro test kits.

Oh ok

Thanks

 

[GoVols]

A cheap API test kit will do for alk.

Or... Take sample to local Fish store and check your SG and all other parameters with known liquid test kits.

 

[canadianeh]

A cheap API test kit will do for alk.

Or... Take sample to local Fish store and check your SG and all other parameters with known liquid test kits.

I am in contact with Claude from Germany Fauna Marin. He is going to send me reference solution.

I have purchased Red Sea kits to test my water and I also will bring the water to LFS to test. This should give me enough results from different methods to make my decision.

 

[GoVols]

Please tell us your final results for each test method.

Thanks, GoVols

 

[GoVols]

FYI...

Red Sea has great (You Tube) video's on the pro test kits.

For the Alk test the video endpoint is pink. I think the new endpoint is as soon as the color turns orange.

 

[canadianeh]

Thanks. I will try my best.

 

[GoVols]

canadianeh,

Have you come to any final results?

Did you take sample to LFS?

Maybe you didn't mix to 1.026 SG?

 

[canadianeh]

canadianeh,

Have you come to any final results?

Did you take sample to LFS?

Maybe you didn't mix to 1.026 SG?

Not yet. I am still waiting for my Red Sea kits to arrive.

I am mixing it to 1.026. I use Milwaukee digital refractometer.

 

[GoVols]

Not yet. I am still waiting for my Red Sea kits to arrive.

I am mixing it to 1.026. I use Milwaukee digital refractometer.

That's a great refractometer!

 

[canadianeh]

canadianeh,

Have you come to any final results?

Did you take sample to LFS?

Maybe you didn't mix to 1.026 SG?

I will post the results soon. I stayed up until 2 am last night to finished the test between Idip vs Red Sea test kit

 

[GoVols]

I will post the results soon. I stayed up until 2 am last night to finished the test between Idip vs Red Sea test kit

Did you get the reference solution for the Idip?

Red Sea just posted the end point of the pro alk kit is peach/orange.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2611680

 

[canadianeh]

Did you get the reference solution for the Idip?

Red Sea just posted the end point of the pro alk kit is peach/orange.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2611680

I got the reference solution from Fauna Marin. I forgot to test it using Red Sea and Idip. I will do this before I post the results.

One thing I noticed was Idip results were similar to Red Sea. I was surprised by this. It could be due to the following either or both reasons:
-I left the fresh made saltwater for more than 48 hours before testing it
-Idip just recently updated my Idip application on my Ipad which could comes with improvements

 

[canadianeh]

Did you get the reference solution for the Idip?

Red Sea just posted the end point of the pro alk kit is peach/orange.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2611680

I posted a reply on the link that you posted. My card says the end colour is red/darker red

 

[GoVols]

Read slowly what Kev is saying on post #2. Kev represents Red Sea.

My end point is the peach/orange color but my card has a pink color.

Once I hit my color change it stays there no matter more fluid I keep adding.

As soon as I see the peach/orange I stop.

I've cross checked this to an API alk kit because the card confused me too.

Now if you can make it hit pink/red then that's another thing.

 

[GoVols]

I think RedSeaKev will respond to your post rather quickly and clear it up.

Perry, Is very good about it over here for AF.