Anyone use seachem Mg tests?

I can't say I like any of the test kits I've tried so far.  None of them are easy and foolproof. 

 

I use the same, and have to wonder what's the real problem with reloading the syringe? My salifert tests I had to reload the syringe... do you not trust the value you get out of the tests?

 

I use the same kit too. Mag test will never be easy as they will have multiple steps to titrate the carbonate alkalinity out of the sample. Mag test will never be short.

I like the kit. I like the case with the foam insert it makes it easier to keep track everything. Might sound petty but 6 month after you get a kit and you can't find all the pieces it matters.

 

I see your point because more times than not, you're going to be reading around 1250ppm-1350ppm(at least you hope). So the test kit works ok then? It's just the fact that you don't want to reload the syringe? I could live with it, as long as the kit is accurate.

I find the Salifert and Elos kits to be very easy to use and similar in testing procedures. The only reason why I like the Elos kit better is the color change is more evident. Sometimes it's hard for me to tell with the Salifert when it changes to gray.

 

That's the kit I use...maybe now you understand why I hate testing Mg! I think it's a fairly accurate test, there are just a lot of steps.

 

anyone done the red sea mag test?

its kinda confusing, i think im doin it right but at the end of the test you have a syringe thats 1 ml at the start and you keep adding drops till the vial turns blue.

kinda looks like this

1.0--
0.9--
0.8--
0.7--
0.6--
0.5--
0.4--
0.3--
0.2--
0.1--

now after adding drops till it turns blue, do i add up what i added or do i use the amount im left with, in the syringe.

 

If it works like salifert's CA or Alk, you should go by the marks on the side of the syringe.  The amount remaing where the end of the plunger stops should be where you take the reading.