How do you test MG?

SycoCell

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How do you test Magnesium? Both my saltwater and my reef API kits don't have a test for that. Am I missing the obvious here?
 
I prefer Salifert for all of my testing needs.

A word of caution however - with the other test kits mixing times are not too critical. With the Magnesium test kits, if it says swirl for 30 seconds then do just that. I have found that variations in the testing procedure can give very different results with MG testing kits (regardless of manufacturer)
 
Indeed. Good test, good results, but dependent on allowing things to mix well. Use an egg timer.
 
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