This kit has alway baffled me and I end up using something else instead.
But people seem to really like it and it seems to be the standard by which other kits are judged.
So teach me... how the heck do you read this thing?
When looking down from above, do you sit the vial on the white card or do you hover above it?
The instructions say if you are getting a reading less than 10ppm to look from the side.
I tested this morning and it seemed to read right around 10ppm from above. If I look from the side it's more like 25.
And why is there such a jump... from 10-25?
I tested with NYOS at the same time and got a reading between 3-5.
Both kits are new, btw.
I also have the Red Sea Pro kit but I don't like that it's low range, and if you get a reading higher than 4 you need to do a whole second test. I like to keep nitrates around 5 give or take so that kit is a pain in the butt.
But people seem to really like it and it seems to be the standard by which other kits are judged.
So teach me... how the heck do you read this thing?
When looking down from above, do you sit the vial on the white card or do you hover above it?
The instructions say if you are getting a reading less than 10ppm to look from the side.
I tested this morning and it seemed to read right around 10ppm from above. If I look from the side it's more like 25.
And why is there such a jump... from 10-25?
I tested with NYOS at the same time and got a reading between 3-5.
Both kits are new, btw.
I also have the Red Sea Pro kit but I don't like that it's low range, and if you get a reading higher than 4 you need to do a whole second test. I like to keep nitrates around 5 give or take so that kit is a pain in the butt.