Calcium hardness test and "faded" colors

[mprzybylski]

Hello,
I have been testing my CH every week and I'm starting to find it harder and harder to test. I've attached some pictures of what the "red" sample looks like at the start and what the "blue" sample looks like at the end. It seems the color is fading more and more each week and I'm not sure how to proceed or if I'm even recording correctly anymore because it's getting increasingly hard to see the blue of the water. I've attached some pictures for reference. This was at 22 drops (and I kept going up to 31 with no change).

I'm not sure what to make of this. Is there no calcium in my water anymore? Should I be testing differently? Please advise.

 

[mknauss]

Add another drop or two of indicator (R0011L). Likely your drops of the indicator are getting smaller. That tip tends to clog.

 

[mprzybylski]

Add another drop or two of indicator (R0011L). Likely your drops of the indicator are getting smaller. That tip tends to clog.

You are right and I did notice that as well but wasn't sure if I should be changing it up. Thanks as always, I'll add a few more drops when doing my CH test next weekend.

I also searched the forum after posting and saw some others with random issues and a helpful YouTube video so if adding more drops fails I'll try the procedures outlined in the video as well (

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[mknauss]

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