Calcium Test Ca Profi Test Salifert

Profi-test Calcium allows you to monitor the calcium present in your marine aquarium. This product, in two solutions, allows you to perform between 50 to 100 tests. Our opinion: Salifert tests are reliable and very affordable.

New Calcium Attention! Keep out of reach of children. NaOH < 2% (sodium hydroxide < 2%) Ca-2: Causes skin irritation. IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT: wash thoroughly with water and soap. In case of skin irritation: consult a doctor. Causes severe eye irritation. Wear protective gloves/eye protection equipment. IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT: rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if the victim is wearing them and if they can be easily removed. Continue rinsing. If eye irritation persists: consult a doctor.

INSTRUCTIONS:

There will be air present just below the piston of the 2 ml and 1 ml filled syringes. This is the air that was present between the tip of the plastic nozzle and the piston. DO NOT try to eliminate this air, for example by repeatedly purging the syringe.

1] Using the 2 ml syringe, add 2 ml of the water to be tested into the test vial. For lower precision but a higher number of tests achievable per test box, add 1 ml of water instead of 2 ml.

2] Add 1 spoonful of Ca-1 (low precision: 1/2 spoonful).

3] Attach the small plastic cone firmly onto the 1 ml syringe. Fill this syringe with Ca-2 reagent (ensure the tip of the cone is constantly immersed in the Ca-2 reagent until the lower end of the black part of the piston is exactly at the 1.00 ml mark).

4] Add 0.6 ml of reagent at once (lower end of the piston at 0.4 ml). Shake for 5 seconds. The color should now be pink. For low resolution mode add 0.3 ml (lower end of the piston at 0.7 ml).

5] Add the Ca-2 reagent drop by drop to the water in the test vial. Shake for a second or two between each drop. Continue until the color of the mixture changes from pink to blue. Once the color turns to purple, you will need 1 to 2 drops to get the blue color.

Hold the syringe facing you with the cone facing up, and read the position of, this time, the upper end of the black part of the piston. The syringe has graduations of 0.01 ml.

Read the calcium value found using the reading chart. If you chose low precision, multiply the result found by two. Natural seawater contains 415 ppm of calcium. Use Coral Calcium from Salifert for good results.