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Reef Chemistry by Randy Holmes-Farley
Red Sea NO3 test inaccurate?
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<blockquote data-quote="ianryd" data-source="post: 7938684" data-attributes="member: 113961"><p>I'm testing nitrates in my new tank. Had a quick cycle since I used rock and sand from my current tank. I'm making sure its ready for fish, because the first Salifert test I did after cycling showed 50ppm nitrates. I've changed 60 gallons of water to bring them down. I did 4 tests with 3 different kits. after the WC Here are my results- </p><p>Red Sea NO3 Pro high range 0.0</p><p> low range 0.75</p><p>Salifert between 5 and 10</p><p>API 10</p><p></p><p>I usually test with Salifert but wanted to compare it to a few others. I'm more inclined to believe the salifert and API since their results are closer. I'm just wondering why the red sea is wildly lower. Every time I use it it seems way lower than my other kits. All test kits are within expiration. I know either way its safe enough to add fish, but It takes like 10 minutes to test and costs way more than my other tests, so I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar results with the Red Sea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianryd, post: 7938684, member: 113961"] I'm testing nitrates in my new tank. Had a quick cycle since I used rock and sand from my current tank. I'm making sure its ready for fish, because the first Salifert test I did after cycling showed 50ppm nitrates. I've changed 60 gallons of water to bring them down. I did 4 tests with 3 different kits. after the WC Here are my results- Red Sea NO3 Pro high range 0.0 low range 0.75 Salifert between 5 and 10 API 10 I usually test with Salifert but wanted to compare it to a few others. I'm more inclined to believe the salifert and API since their results are closer. I'm just wondering why the red sea is wildly lower. Every time I use it it seems way lower than my other kits. All test kits are within expiration. I know either way its safe enough to add fish, but It takes like 10 minutes to test and costs way more than my other tests, so I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced similar results with the Red Sea. [/QUOTE]
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