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	Any1 got Aquarium Pharmaceuticals KH&GH test?
sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004	Hi, i recently bought their freshwater GH and KH test kit and having problems reading it. i'm not sure how yellow, and how green the tests have to be to get a accurate reading. especially the GH test, do i stop the test when the water is a light green or dark green? is anyone else experiencing the same problem or am i just
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Hey there I had very similar problems and kept adding and adding and adding, till i finally said forget it]:\| As soon as the water changes color is where you should stop counting, for both tests...don't wait till it gets dark heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004	ya its so annoying! and to top things off m a clutz and knocked over the test tube twice while testing! the prob is the GH is suppose to go from orange to green, but after a few drops it goes greenish-orange.... when is it defined as green?!?!?! ]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
r0b3y Enthusiast Posts: 261 Kudos: 262 Votes: 41 Registered: 07-Nov-2004	i had the same problem and got really annoyed with it so threw it out i think its the worst test kit Aquarium Pharmaceuticals have made.. r0b3y
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004	the KH test is ok, i have no probs with that. the GH test has got me stumped]:\| that being said, is GH really that important? or can i survive with just the KH? i'm keeping rift lake cichlids.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	its the change of color...once u see a change in color..even if its faint..thats the result.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Bignose Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 81 Registered: 28-Jun-2004	Please don't take this as an insult, but are you guys following the instructions? That is, are you shaking after adding each drop? The blending of colors occurs when the mixing is incomplete. I find that when I mix completely, shake every drop or at least every two drops, the transition is very sharp and obvious.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, I've been using those test kits for ages. When they changed colors, they got even better. Hints.... Do the tests in a brightly lit area. Set the vials on a piece of white paper. Count the drops, use the plastic caps, and invert the vial after the addition of each drop. When you detect a change in tint, Stop. That is your reading. Dont try to change the water from orange to kelly green, when it looses it's orange and changes to a green tint, that's it. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58


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