bodie
Aquarium Advice Regular
I've been slowly going through the process of converting my FO tank to house inverts as well. I ended up purchasing a Calcium Test kit made by Salifert (It was the only test kit that I could find). Anyway, I performed the test twice, but both times the readings measured off the charts (higher than 500 ppm). I don't think this measurement is correct because I haven't started adding calcium supplements or kalk yet. To be honest, I really didn't like the Salifert test kit. There were a lot of steps and the last step requires you to complete the test by releasing a liquid drop by drop (very tedious) into the test tube until the color of the water changes. My water never changed colors and that is why I had the suspect measurements of over 500 ppm. I don't think I used the kit incorrectly, but I also find it hard to believe that my calcium levels are that high. What do you use to test your calcium levels and how do you test them? I would be willing to try another brand of test kit, if anyone knows of a good one.