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Old 06-25-2009, 05:31 AM
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I recently got the KZ kalium kit as well, and was a bit miffed by the way you test it. Kinda weird. I tested old water that I saved from my 33g before it transferred here, and then tested my 90g that i have here now. Both were around 240 or 250 ppm. I haven't figured out which product I'm going to use to supplement, but I'm excited to hopefully see some results. I'm interested to see if there will be any difference in my tank since it is 95% LPS.
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Old 06-25-2009, 06:11 AM
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Hi Myka

I am wondering how you tested yours? It is so milky and cloudy that I could make out the reading without placing it under the bright light.
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Old 06-25-2009, 06:53 AM
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I also had difficulty. I read mine under a flourescent tube we have over the kitchen sink. It's just one of those 18" white household tubes. I imagine sunlight would be the best to use. I will try that next time.
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Hi Myka, you probably have seen one of the thread showed the pics of the actual test which the test vial was placed under another pic of white paper which also placed under the color test chart. Are we missing something? The test kit never state any thing about the other white paper.
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Old 06-25-2009, 01:59 PM
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I have the same test kit but I never found it that difficult to read, I think lower concentrations may be harder to read as they are whiter but once you get it up to around 350 to 400 you may find it much easier to read.

I use Zeovit K-Balance to supplement potassium but since I use RBS it rarely drops below 350.
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