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0-50 it’s on hannas website I was praying so much that way it would be for everyone
 
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Does it read correctly with the Hanna standard solutions?

Hanna’s are fantastic but they do fall out of calibration over time, I like checking against standards before I test to check the accuracy.

They are like $13
Replaced my phosphate ULR last week actually cause it was reading the standard correctly.

I didn’t get the standard solution but probably should have. I did buy this used!
 

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I'm trying to get any sort of nitrate reading with a salifert test kit, but haven't yet with increased feeding and decreased protein skimmer time. How can you raise nitrates to 20-30 ppm and still keep phosphates low and without algae breakouts?
 

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I'm trying to get any sort of nitrate reading with a salifert test kit, but haven't yet with increased feeding and decreased protein skimmer time. How can you raise nitrates to 20-30 ppm and still keep phosphates low and without algae breakouts?

Dose KNO3
 

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I've been trying NeoNitro from Brightwell aquatics for the last two weeks and still no nitrates. Any other product you'd recommend?

I just use stump remover from Amazon and create a strong solution and dose accordingly.
 

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I use it without problems. It came with the special pipette and I use their bottle of water.
 

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It is listed as 'low range', rather than 'ultra low range'. I would think 0-5 would be ULR so LR could be better than that. Or maybe most would think 0-2 as ULR.
 

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Does it read correctly with the Hanna standard solutions?

Hanna’s are fantastic but they do fall out of calibration over time, I like checking against standards before I test to check the accuracy.

They are like $13
Replaced my phosphate ULR last week actually cause it was reading the standard correctly.
Did you mean incorrectly?
 

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As far as I know, the NO3 test is highly affected by salinity. So it may not be possible to dilute the sample to get it within range and have the correct reading. But again, I might be wrong, I am not a chemist. Maybe Randy can comment on this...

Could you not dilute with zero NO3 freshly made salt water?
 
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Hanna says no news yet.

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My Nitrate Checker (HI781) is on order and expecting it within the next couple of weeks. In the mean time I found a copy of the instructions online and, wow, it's a somewhat complicated process - even more so than the Calcium checker.
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