Beezwax404
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I have three different API nitrate tests unexpired and they all read 20ppm and its gotten as high as 40. Ive been doing water changes like crazy on my 29gal bc with 20gal sump. Im changing about 2 gal every day. My API test kit (all 3) read 20ppm nitrate this morning and then amazon brings my seachem test and it looks like its showing around 2-3ppm. In the picture the top one is the 10ppm control and the bottom one is my DT water. Ita hard to tell in pic but the bottom one is considerably lighter so its at least less than 10ppm but 3 API tests shows a definite 20ppm.
Is the API test just bunk? Does anyone else have this problem? With the API i do the 30 sec and one minute shakes every time.
::frustrated::
I have one small 1.5" clownfish and one small 1.5" YWG and about a 2.5 inch mandarin in my tank. I feed three times a day a huge variety of food (spirulina brine, reef caviar, v2o coral food, mysis) because im always worried about the mandarin getting enough to eat. So i am kind of amazed that my nitrates would be this low. I run 2 100ml bags of purigen, 6 tablespoons of seachem carbon and about 3 tablespoons of phosguard with a softball sized chunk of chaeto in the sump.
Is the API test just bunk? Does anyone else have this problem? With the API i do the 30 sec and one minute shakes every time.
::frustrated::
I have one small 1.5" clownfish and one small 1.5" YWG and about a 2.5 inch mandarin in my tank. I feed three times a day a huge variety of food (spirulina brine, reef caviar, v2o coral food, mysis) because im always worried about the mandarin getting enough to eat. So i am kind of amazed that my nitrates would be this low. I run 2 100ml bags of purigen, 6 tablespoons of seachem carbon and about 3 tablespoons of phosguard with a softball sized chunk of chaeto in the sump.
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