Is there a Electronic Magnesium Checker?

[Ry1]

Hi Guys i am looking for a Magnesium checker like a HANAH.. But i cannot find one anywhere! What do you guys use? I cannot find it anywhere UK.

Thanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Not like a Hanna checker.

 

[Ry1]

Not like a Hanna checker.

Is there nothing electronic that would give better result than a standard test?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Is there nothing electronic that would give better result than a standard test?

Sure. A $100,000 ICP would likely give good results when set up specifically for magneisum. lol

There's nothing in the sub $100 range. I know magnesium kits are prone to errors, but I would not assume that Hanna checkers in general (like calcium) are always better than titration kits.

 

[Ry1]

Sure. A $100,000 ICP would likely give good results when set up specifically for magneisum. lol

There's nothing in the sub $100 range. I know magnesium kits are prone to errors, but I would not assume that Hanna checkers in general (like calcium) are always better than titration kits.

Thanks for the response Randy.. Guess il have to get a ICP for my 100L.

 

[Courtney Aldrich]

Hi Guys i am looking for a Magnesium checker like a HANAH.. But i cannot find one anywhere! What do you guys use? I cannot find it anywhere UK.

Thanks

Hanna sells a combined checker for both magnesium and calcium (https://www.hannainst.com/hi96752-calcium-and-magnesium-portable-photometer.html), but you'll have to dilute your sample, so that it is range of the detector. I've attached some literature on the different methods for determination of calcium and magnesium in water. This Hanna checker is not specifically for saltwater, but interference by sodium and chloride should not be a problem from my reading of the method used (interference by other trace metals can occur, but should not be problematic either since their concentrations are low relative to the concentration of calcium and magnesium). If you know your calcium concentration already, then you might be able to use their freshwater magnesium checker (https://www.hannainst.com/hi719-magnesium-hardness.html) by subtracting the hardness from calcium (there's an equation in the attached book for the correction). FYI, I have not used either of these checkers.

 

[Ry1]

Hanna sells a combined checker for both magnesium and calcium (https://www.hannainst.com/hi96752-calcium-and-magnesium-portable-photometer.html), but you'll have to dilute your sample, so that it is range of the detector. I've attached some literature on the different methods for determination of calcium and magnesium in water. This Hanna checker is not specifically for saltwater, but interference by sodium and chloride should not be a problem from my reading of the method used (interference by other trace metals can occur, but should not be problematic either since their concentrations are low relative to the concentration of calcium and magnesium). If you know your calcium concentration already, then you might be able to use their freshwater magnesium checker (https://www.hannainst.com/hi719-magnesium-hardness.html) by subtracting the hardness from calcium (there's an equation in the attached book for the correction). FYI, I have not used either of these checkers.

Thank you very much for this.. I much appreciate your response.