Salifert Replacement 1ml syringe

Jfranks09 · 12/12/2017, 10:06 AM

Seems all my 1 ml Salifert syringes have the ink starting to come off of them. I tried contacting them directly but their website is under construction and can't seem to get a hold of anyone on their FB page. Has anyone found a replacement syringe? I looked on amazon but the ones i looked at didn't have readings to the 10th degree. I'd hate to buy a new test kit just for the syringe but i might have to and just tape the syringe with scotch tape.

fijisrfr · 12/12/2017, 10:33 AM

Just go to your pharmacy, they will probably give you a few
Ben doing this for years. You certainly don’t need a brand specific syringe, any one that can measure 1ml will work

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ROlympia · 12/12/2017, 11:47 AM

But you need a tuberculin tip to use the little red end in the Salifert kit.

Also, BD wasn't available on Amazon (the brand Salifert uses) so I ordered Terumo brand recently. The Terumo brand are so sticky that to get the plunger moving it takes so much force that when it gives, most of the reagent squirts into the sample.

So, in my opinion not just any syringe will do.

Vinny Kreyling · 12/12/2017, 12:32 PM

Clear Scotch Tape keep the markings like new.

billdogg · 12/12/2017, 02:02 PM

What are you ding to rub off the markings? I've used Salifert for many years (like 30 now) and NEVER had that issue.

The scotch tape is not a bad idea, and fwiw - tell the pharmacist what you need them for and I would think they'd give (or sell real cheap) some to you

bertoni · 12/12/2017, 02:48 PM

I'd try asking a pharmacist, too. The tape approach should be fine, too.

Dan_P · 12/12/2017, 05:39 PM

I buy the 1 mL syringes from Amazon, BD 1 mL Syringe, tuberculin slip tip. Let me knowif you need more information.

der_wille_zur_macht · 12/12/2017, 07:20 PM

I rub them off too. Maybe it's aggressive cleaning, maybe some of us have caustic finger oil. Who knows.

I just bulk order whatever's cheap on Amazon.

TigeBell · 12/12/2017, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

Clear Scotch Tape keep the markings like new.

+1 works wonders

The markings get rubbed off when water gets onto it and your fingers help to rub the markings off.

Jfranks09 · 12/13/2017, 07:09 AM

Thanks for the replies i couldn't find the slip tip style on Amazon. Also not sure why the markings are coming off it always starts at the 1 ml marking and works its way down. I got 1 replacement from my LFS yesterday and taped it so hopefully that will hold me over for a month or so until i buy new kits.

lapin · 12/13/2017, 08:31 AM

Our feed store sells them. Small ones up to huge 100ml size. The large ones have the Leur lock fittings.

mcgyvr · 12/13/2017, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fijisrfr

Just go to your pharmacy, they will probably give you a few

I have found that pharmacies will not sell you syringes of any sort without a matching prescription..

Or maybe I just look like a heroine addict.. I am skinny

I buy syringes at the feed stores or off Amazon as another users mentioned..

five.five-six · 12/13/2017, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROlympia

But you need a tuberculin tip to use the little red end in the Salifert kit.

Also, BD wasn't available on Amazon (the brand Salifert uses) so I ordered Terumo brand recently. The Terumo brand are so sticky that to get the plunger moving it takes so much force that when it gives, most of the reagent squirts into the sample.

So, in my opinion not just any syringe will do.

Take the plunger all the way out and a dab of vassoline will fix you right up

12/12/2017, 10:06 AM	#1
Jfranks09 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 23	Salifert Replacement 1ml syringe Seems all my 1 ml Salifert syringes have the ink starting to come off of them. I tried contacting them directly but their website is under construction and can't seem to get a hold of anyone on their FB page. Has anyone found a replacement syringe? I looked on amazon but the ones i looked at didn't have readings to the 10th degree. I'd hate to buy a new test kit just for the syringe but i might have to and just tape the syringe with scotch tape.

12/12/2017, 10:33 AM	#2
fijisrfr Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 594	Salifert Replacement 1ml syringe Just go to your pharmacy, they will probably give you a few Ben doing this for years. You certainly don’t need a brand specific syringe, any one that can measure 1ml will work Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

12/12/2017, 12:32 PM	#4
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Clear Scotch Tape keep the markings like new. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

12/12/2017, 02:02 PM	#5
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	What are you ding to rub off the markings? I've used Salifert for many years (like 30 now) and NEVER had that issue. The scotch tape is not a bad idea, and fwiw - tell the pharmacist what you need them for and I would think they'd give (or sell real cheap) some to you __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

12/12/2017, 02:48 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I'd try asking a pharmacist, too. The tape approach should be fine, too. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/12/2017, 11:47 AM	#3
ROlympia Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 138	But you need a tuberculin tip to use the little red end in the Salifert kit. Also, BD wasn't available on Amazon (the brand Salifert uses) so I ordered Terumo brand recently. The Terumo brand are so sticky that to get the plunger moving it takes so much force that when it gives, most of the reagent squirts into the sample. So, in my opinion not just any syringe will do.

12/12/2017, 05:39 PM	#7
Dan_P Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,432	I buy the 1 mL syringes from Amazon, BD 1 mL Syringe, tuberculin slip tip. Let me knowif you need more information.

12/12/2017, 07:20 PM	#8
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	I rub them off too. Maybe it's aggressive cleaning, maybe some of us have caustic finger oil. Who knows. I just bulk order whatever's cheap on Amazon. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

12/13/2017, 07:09 AM	#10
Jfranks09 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 23	Thanks for the replies i couldn't find the slip tip style on Amazon. Also not sure why the markings are coming off it always starts at the 1 ml marking and works its way down. I got 1 replacement from my LFS yesterday and taped it so hopefully that will hold me over for a month or so until i buy new kits.

12/13/2017, 08:31 AM	#11
lapin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Austin Posts: 801	Our feed store sells them. Small ones up to huge 100ml size. The large ones have the Leur lock fittings.