color deficiancy and test kits.

You should look into electronic meters. Some of the things that test
kits test for can be tested with simple pen type meters pH, salinity,
Nitrate, calcium etc.

Some are expensive, but you might want to look into this for the ones
you are having problems with, assuming it is just certain tests.

I bought a pH meter because it is so hard to tell the difference between
the shades of red on my test strips.

http://www.aquaticreefsystems.com/aq...water_test.htm



plaguebeast wrote:
I am very color deficiant. I don't see colors quite the same way as most
people do and therefore I have a real problem telling the difference between
subtle colors like those in most test kits.

If anyone here has the same problem and can direct me to a test kit that is
easier to use, please, please, send me a link. My wife is getting tired of
"Honey, which color does this match to ?"

pb

I too am beginning to realize that I must have a slight color recognition
problem. I just purchased one of the Hagen master kits and am having great
difficulty with it. I keep having to call in my wife to double check me.....
After looking in to it, it seems that this is not to uncommon in men and
will continue to get worse with age.

So far, I have had good luck with the fastest kits that have the color chips
built into the testing container. I have also been able to judge the AP
DryTab kits fairly well, but am concerned about their accuracy.

I have been searching for the right kits for myself for sometime now. I had
just never imagined that it could be a color recognition problem.... I am
thinking about putting my Hagen kit up on ebay and trying something else...


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"plaguebeast" wrote in message
.. .
I am very color deficiant. I don't see colors quite the same way as most
people do and therefore I have a real problem telling the difference
between
subtle colors like those in most test kits.

If anyone here has the same problem and can direct me to a test kit that
is
easier to use, please, please, send me a link. My wife is getting tired
of
"Honey, which color does this match to ?"

pb

visit these links, see how you do on the tests.
http://members.aol.com/protanope/colorblindtest.html
http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html

Ishihara is the benchmark on Color Blindness testing. What's amazing is how
many people don't know they are colorblind. The other half of the coin are
the people who hear you say color blind and start saying, "what color is
this?" I always have to explain, I see colors, I just don't perceive them
the same way as most people. Then people invariably ask, "Well, then, how
do you perceive them ?" I try to explain but it is really fruitless, there
is no way to explain it. Another question people ask is "How do you know
which color is which ?" This one I can explain, "back in nursery school we
colored circles and the teacher pointed at the red one and said, "That one
is red." Just because I don't perceive it the same way does not mean I
can't learn by rote like the other kids. I mean, how did you all learn
colors?

One more item, since this has gotten very OT. When I was first tested by my
eye doctor when I was about 10, I looked at the Ishihara plates, seeing
nothing, I guessed and obviously got the number wrong. Now, understand, to
me, as I can see, there are no numbers in the Ishihara plates. I asked the
nurse who was administering the test, "how do you know if I am right or
wrong, do you just know the order of the plates." Since I saw absolutely
nothing, it was beyond my comprehension that anyone would see numbers.


"Stephen" wrote in message
...
I too am beginning to realize that I must have a slight color recognition
problem. I just purchased one of the Hagen master kits and am having great
difficulty with it. I keep having to call in my wife to double check
me.....
After looking in to it, it seems that this is not to uncommon in men and
will continue to get worse with age.

So far, I have had good luck with the fastest kits that have the color
chips
built into the testing container. I have also been able to judge the AP
DryTab kits fairly well, but am concerned about their accuracy.

I have been searching for the right kits for myself for sometime now. I
had
just never imagined that it could be a color recognition problem.... I am
thinking about putting my Hagen kit up on ebay and trying something
else...


--
Stephen
--------------------------------------------------
In-Dash MP3
http://www.highwaymp3.com/
--------------------------------------------------


"plaguebeast" wrote in message
.. .
I am very color deficiant. I don't see colors quite the same way as
most
people do and therefore I have a real problem telling the difference
between
subtle colors like those in most test kits.

If anyone here has the same problem and can direct me to a test kit that
is
easier to use, please, please, send me a link. My wife is getting tired
of
"Honey, which color does this match to ?"

pb

I've found the Salifert test kits to be best, except for pH - imho. I use a
Pinpoint Monitor for that, and finally *know* what the pH is. Heck, when the
meter said 8.3, I ran for my Salifert test kit to see it finally match that
kelly green color. It didn't, btw.

I do know that you need to read your results under normal daylight - yet not
direct sunlight. Looking at your test results under fluorescents won't make
things easier, I guarantee you. So I do my tests indoors, and step outside for
a minute to look down on the color chart and vial. I do my tests on Saturdays,
during the afternoon when the sun has shifted to the front of the house and away
from me.

Marc


Stephen wrote:

I too am beginning to realize that I must have a slight color recognition
problem. I just purchased one of the Hagen master kits and am having great
difficulty with it. I keep having to call in my wife to double check me.....
After looking in to it, it seems that this is not to uncommon in men and
will continue to get worse with age.

So far, I have had good luck with the fastest kits that have the color chips
built into the testing container. I have also been able to judge the AP
DryTab kits fairly well, but am concerned about their accuracy.

I have been searching for the right kits for myself for sometime now. I had
just never imagined that it could be a color recognition problem.... I am
thinking about putting my Hagen kit up on ebay and trying something else...

--
Stephen
--------------------------------------------------
In-Dash MP3
http://www.highwaymp3.com/
--------------------------------------------------

"plaguebeast" wrote in message
.. .
I am very color deficiant. I don't see colors quite the same way as most
people do and therefore I have a real problem telling the difference
between
subtle colors like those in most test kits.

If anyone here has the same problem and can direct me to a test kit that
is
easier to use, please, please, send me a link. My wife is getting tired
of
"Honey, which color does this match to ?"

pb




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