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Old 12-30-2013, 06:58 PM
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Where did you buy your kit?
J&l I wonder if its a bad batch
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Old 12-30-2013, 06:59 PM
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Hmm, I bought mine from Marine Aquaria... I'll look at the batch number when I get home and report back.
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Old 12-30-2013, 07:05 PM
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My batch numbers are

Reagent a- 12604217
Reagent b- 12604218

Exp Nov 2014
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Old 12-30-2013, 08:20 PM
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You 100% sure it clear when you look down from the top with the lid off it had a faint blue ting


Also Santa got me a what I wanted and reagents, that Santa ...
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Old 12-30-2013, 08:23 PM
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Im 100% sure. I even got my wife to look and she agrees it looks like clear water.
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Old 12-30-2013, 08:33 PM
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Hrm weird not sure what to say
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Old 12-30-2013, 08:39 PM
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Im 100% sure. I even got my wife to look and she agrees it looks like clear water.
I'm not sure why phosphate testing has to be so problematic for aquarium enthusiasts. None of the test kits or colorimeters seem to test reliably. Especially the phosphate ones.

The only one I've seen with repeatable results has been the phosphorus checker.
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Old 12-30-2013, 09:21 PM
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Yea that's why I'm going to the Hanna low range checker I was sick as tired of guessing if this tint of blue was a bit bluer then That tint of blue
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Old 12-30-2013, 10:13 PM
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Too bad they don't make a machine thats small you put a sample in a it spits out cal mag alk phos and nitrate lol
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