TURSTY Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Hi Guys, I put this post in my tank thread, but thought I would put up a seperate thread. Ive been getting some strange readings from my red sea foundation kit which has me a little concerned. I have done the Calcium, Magnesium and Alkalinity tests twice now and got the following readings: - Keeping in mind nothing in the tank has changed between these tests (no water changes and no suppliments have been added) Test 1: Salinity - 1.024 Ca - 375ppm Mg - 1000ppm Kh - 7.6dKH Test 2: Salinity - 1.024 Ca - 410ppm Mg - 1600ppm Kh - 7.3dKH Test 3: (I just retested the Mg because I thought it seemed weird that the other two were so low and this was off the charts compared to the test a day earlier) Salinity - 1.025 Ca - NA (didn't test it) Mg - 1600ppm Kh - NA (didn't test it) I took a water sample down to the local pet shop and they did a calcium test on it and got 400ppm with a salinity of 1.027. I also tested some freshly mixed water in my drum and it came back the same - Mg at 1600ppm Is it most likely that my Mg test is not testing accurately, or is it possible to have a hugely high level of Mg in the tap water (wellington water supply)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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