Water Parameter Discrepancy Question

[cglawe]

New to water parameter checking & have questions. I had my water checked at LFS for the first time & phosphate came back super high at 3.3 ppm but everything else was closer to normal. I have a Hanna checker phosphorus ULR at home so I tested & it was 26 which according to the conversion chart should be 0.08 ppm Phosphate. Still to high, but not through the roof. What could the reason be for such a discrepancy? Do I need to take immediate action? Nothing seems terribly unhappy.

 

[grantmy]

3.3 phos and 1 nitrate makes no sense I would invest in salifert kits there’s a pack of 6 on amazon for $85 it covers everything you need to test for

 

[cglawe]

Ok, good to know. I’m a novice but this seemed like it made no sense. Maybe the guy just wrote it down wrong. He told me my parameters looked good, then when I read this I was like