Need help reading redsea magnesium kit

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Usally would but had to account for this thing at the end

I wouldnt be threading a post now would i,your so smart,Genius this guy

The "thing at the end" is accounted for. Just follow the instructions and don't assume you need to change anything. They are very clear and will tell you exactly what to do.

 

[Quasar child]

The "thing at the end" is accounted for. Just follow the instructions and don't assume you need to change anything. They are very clear and will tell you exactly what to do.

Is meniscus to be taken in to consideration with all measurements its hard to tell with these syringes

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Is minuscus to be taken in to consideration with all measurements its hard to tell with these syringes

No!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Is minuscus to be taken in to consideration with all measurements its hard to tell with these syringes

You look at the bottom of the black stopper for drawing up the reagent and finding the amount used.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

But.... @Randy Holmes-Farley is right in post #29.

 

[MnFish1]

You clearly haven't used this test (or not used it per the provided equipment and directions!)

Your posts lately are hilarious

Sorry - why are my posts lately have been hilarious? I didn't do any test?

 

[KrisReef]

But.... @Randy Holmes-Farley is right in post #29.

RHF needs to start a Q/C thread for this Red C test. It is Too difficult for anyone to use without starting a thread on fire about the results that no one can agree upon, even when the pictures show the process!

 

[MnFish1]

Usally would but had to account for this thing at the end

I wouldnt be threading a post now would i,your so smart,Genius this guy

He is completely incorrect.

 

[MnFish1]

RHF needs to start a Q/C thread for this Red C test. It is Too difficult for anyone to use without starting a thread on fire about the results that no one can agree upon, even when the pictures show the process!

Only one person seems to have a problem....

 

[MnFish1]

I know jst wanted u to see the post

how about doing me a favor and reposting it please. Magnesium of 1000 would be unheard of

 

[PotatoPig]

IMO this test would have far fewer confused people if the syringe was numbered the opposite direction so you start at zero and the number you finish on is the reading. Far more intuitive to use the same reference for start and finish.

 

[TX_REEF]

I never thought I'd see such "passionate" conversation on a thread about magnesium testing

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I never thought I'd see such "passionate" conversation on a thread about magnesium testing

Sometimes it ends up being the last straw in a series of ridiculous posts

@Quasar child , I'm sorry for derailing your thread.

 

[PeterEde]

Dnt know how to read this can anyone tell me how to read this or what it reads please

1260ppm used .63ml Ignore the airgap

 

[Quasar child]

Sometimes it ends up being the last straw in a series of ridiculous posts

@Quasar child , I'm sorry for derailing your thread

Your good,thnx for the help,no cap

 

[Idech]

This is the most confusing thread I’ve read in a long time.

To the OP, reading the instructions for the test and following them would have taken you a fraction of the time posting here took you. And you would have been done a long time ago.

It’s really important to follow instructions carefully when doing any test at all for your reef tank. Don’t assume and do what you think.

I’m sure you’ll get it right if you take your time.

 

[KrisReef]

This is the most confusing thread I’ve read in a long time.

To the OP, reading the instructions for the test and following them would have taken you a fraction of the time posting here took you. And you would have been done a long time ago.

It’s really important to follow instructions carefully when doing any test at all for your reef tank. Don’t assume and do what you think.

I’m sure you’ll get it right if you take your time.

I’m going out on a limb and thinking that the OP came on here for help because that had the wrong syringe in the kit and that caused everyone to have difficulty figuring out what we all were looking at.

If we can’t provide useful help to each other then what are we doing here?

Merry Christmas to all my friends and enemies and family and loved ones and my wife wants me to stop posting…

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

1260ppm used .63ml Ignore the airgap

The statement to ignore that air gap is certainly the recommended procedure to use any syringe, but it might confuse the OP here since he is presumably forced to measure from the air/water interface both at the start and finish of the titration (which is OK) since he overfilled the syringe past the 0 mL line and pulled the air/water line up to the 0 mL line.

For the OP, here's how to properly read a syringe:

Reef Chemistry Question of the Day #161 Using a Syringe

Reef Chemistry Question of the Day #160 I have just drawn tank water into a syringe with a tip (shown below, including a blowup of the barrel). The blue coloration shows where the fluid is. When I started to draw fluid in, the tip and syringe were empty and the plunger was all the way in...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Gill the 3rd]

Its interesting to see people are so passionate about a mag test lol. Its a pretty straight forward titration test, not sure what the issues are. Just follow the directions or watch the youtube videos on how to do it. I agree with the one post who said they should have reversed the numbers on the syringe, but I guess then they would have to make a special one instead of the mass produced ones. My elementary math fails me sometimes lol.

You could also just use randy holmes method which is the easiest and you don't have to worry about it.