Seachen copper test

[maro1]

Hello,

I have been using cupramine and the seachem copper test.
However the copper test does not seem to register and I don't want to overdose them.

I have two differant kits and the referance sample works in neither one.

In one the reagent powder is snow white in the other test it is yellowish with copper colored flecks in it.

Is there a better brand of test out there?
Can both of these be bad?

Mar:rollface:

 

[LargeAngels]

There are problems with with Seachem's copper test kit. I don't use it. Personally I use the Red Sea copper test kit. It only goes up to 0.4 ppm, but the affective range of Cupramine is 0.2-0.5 ppm.

Here is a long thread about the Seachem test kit issues.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=691263

 

[maro1]

I just called seachem and they explained that the current batch of reagents work in freshwater and not in saltwater. They are currently working on the problem and will replace the reagents hopefully in the next few weeks.

So that leaves me with needing another type of kit.

Does the red sea work correctly with cupramine?

how about salifert?

Mar

 

[LargeAngels]

Personally I wouldn't trust the reagents they send. I went through 3 sets, two of which came from Seachem directly, and still had problems.

Red Sea does work correctly. I believe Salifert does, but not 100% sure.

 

[arizona tech]

agree with large angels go with red sea and no problems seachem i cant read for the life of me

 

[maro1]

I've got one on order!

Mar:rollface:

 

[maro1]

Large angels

What do you aim for using the red sea copper test kit?

I just got it today and it says I am at 0.25.

Do you go to 0.4


Mar:rollface:

 

[arizona tech]

i go for .4

 

[LargeAngels]

I go to 0.4

 

[maro1]

I am at .03 and will go to .04

Thanks for your help.

Mar:rollface: