Testing High Magnesium

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  1. Ultraner

    Ultraner Purple Spiny Lobster

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    The ELOS mg test kit. Spoke with the owner of Elos USA and was told to test 24hours after dosing in larger amounts to get a more accurate reading. We shall see.
     
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    Ultraner Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Ahh, I think maybe I made it sound like it took the test 24hours to show a result. My bad, he told me to test 24 hours after dosing lol.
     
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    Yes, that's what I thought you meant lol. Testing 24 hours after dosing is definitely a good idea. It allows whatever was dosed to be distributed evenly through the water.
     
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    Ultraner Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Tested after the 24 hour period and mg had jumped slightly higher than what I had planned I prob guessed off on my gallons during my calculations. Mg Tested at 1700 ppm and the test did read that high so I was happy about that :)

    Jesse at elos told me a good way to check if your test is bad is too put in your drops until you get the color change on the first test. Then add a few drops of straight mag and see if the color changes back.
     
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