anyone familiar with the Salifert Calcium test kit?

[garod82]

So I bought this calcium test kit and I went through the full syringe and the color was still purple. Basically my calcium is high off the charts. Is this possible without adding chemicals. I just do weekely water changes. If the test is accurate how do I lower the calcium?

[garod82]

i just tested my brothers water too and his calcium was off the charts high. Must be a screwed up test kit

[plugpitch]

That's weird. Did you follow all the steps? Add the solid step 1 and shake during the syringe part?

[garod82]

Yes I did step 1 with the level spoon full and than I added 8 drops of Ca-2 and than I did the Syringe step adding just 1 drop at a time of the ca-3. I wonder if they mislabeled ca-2 and ca-3

[plugpitch]

You would know if they mislabeled it incorrectly if you add step 3 very quickly. The top of the water surface should change colors, then disapate when it dilutes.

[bigian]

Youre not the first to have this problem with the salifert Ca kits... Look in the salifert forum under vendor forums...

[golfish]

test some freshly made up water using the same kits....then go from there.

I'm done with Salifert kits, they no longer can be trusted.

[five.five-six]

try the 1/2 scoop of 1 and 4 drop of 2 IIRC it starts off pink then turns blue/purple make sure you are not swirling #1 before you add 8 drops #2

[five.five-six]

are you using the syringe to count the 8 drops of #2, you are supposed to flip back the cap on the #2 and count drops straight out of the bottle. the small tips on the syringe makes the drops much smaller.. that is why you never get to pink.

[garod82]

no I used the bottle no the syringe

[five.five-six]

and it never turned pink.... hmm

[garod82]

it was pink but it never turned blue