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jason2459 · 11/23/2015, 01:00 AM

For Calcium I'm a big fan of API. Very simple, cheap, and more then accurate enough for me. I just want to be in a rather wide range here and high resolution doesn't interest me at all. I see no reason to pay more money on a kit that will tell me I'm at 450 instead of around 440. Which for I don't know how many years I've maintained around the same calcium levels which can be seen by my 2010'ish API vs Salifert Calcium and Alk thread. They are still reading about the same and still about the same results between the two.

API: 440

Very easy to know when you've hit the end point

Just make sure to keep track of how many drops dropped...

Salifert: 450

Also, very easy to know when you've hit the end point at a slightly higher resolution at a higher cost for the kit

But at least you don't have to keep track of the number of drops like with API

11/23/2015, 01:00 AM	#5
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Calcium API and Salifert For Calcium I'm a big fan of API. Very simple, cheap, and more then accurate enough for me. I just want to be in a rather wide range here and high resolution doesn't interest me at all. I see no reason to pay more money on a kit that will tell me I'm at 450 instead of around 440. Which for I don't know how many years I've maintained around the same calcium levels which can be seen by my 2010'ish API vs Salifert Calcium and Alk thread. They are still reading about the same and still about the same results between the two. API: 440 Very easy to know when you've hit the end point Just make sure to keep track of how many drops dropped... Salifert: 450 Also, very easy to know when you've hit the end point at a slightly higher resolution at a higher cost for the kit But at least you don't have to keep track of the number of drops like with API __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank