Tropic Marin Calcium / Magnesium Test Kit

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Love it!!! by RT

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 4/15/2009 from SPRINGFIELD, VA UNITED STATES

Comments: Very simple directions. The color change is subtle but enough to know when it has changed. Use a white background and the change is easy to register. I don't understand the previous complaints. This test kit is great! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!! by NICK BROUWER

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 11/20/2008 from CHARLOTTE, NC UNITED STATES

Comments: this test kit is the worst i have ever used. it is so hard to tell if the VERY light blue solution turns colorless that you can only wonder if you are getting an accurate test result. AND, you cannot test the magnesium unless you test the calcium first(you have to use the same solution from the calcium test), and the color change on the magnesium is the same as the calcium. using this is a PAIN!!!!! if they can make the color change A LOT more distinct, this would be an ok test kit, (except for the fact that you have to test the calcium before you can test the magnesium.) I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Great by RICKY GOETTEL

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 4/22/2008 from NEWTOWN, PA UNITED STATES

Comments: Great test kit. Performed three consecutive tests and all results were within 3ppm for calcium and 5ppm magnesium. Very accurate and reliable. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

Blah by Turf

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 12/30/2007 from Cambridge, MN UNITED STATES

Comments: The instructions are pretty clear but the color change is very subtle and I have yet to see the MG part of the test work they way the instructions indicate. I've tried it three times over two months (3 on my tank, 1 on newly mixed water). I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Really hard to use by Kitty

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 12/23/2007

Comments: The kit has three liquid solutions and one powder. Also, four separate syringes. It's very hard to use - color goes from baby blue to clear and is very hard to distinguish. I still can't get the magnesium test to work at all. Wish I hadn't bought this . . . . I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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New Mg testing kit by MAHMOUD NASSER

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 12/12/2007 from PACIFIC GROVE, CA UNITED STATE

Comments: I like the kit, it seems to be better quality, they use glass tubes instead of plastic which makes it easier to interpret color changes. I used the Salifert Magnesium and calcium testing kits before and I have to admit that it is easier to note the change in color from pink to colorless in Salifert than from blue to colorless in the tropic Martin kit. I also did the tests with both kits and I found that the Tropic Marin kit gave consistently and significantly higher calcium and magnesium readings than the Salifert counterpart, so I am really struggling which one to believe now. I would appreciate any further input on this issue Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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