what does this look like to you

[The Ugly Phase]

i hate this nitrate test kit i have a nyos coming and ment to be better but for you who love salifert what does this read?

 

[Michael Hughes]

I'd figure somewhere between 70-90 ppm. These color tests can be a pain sometimes and can be really subjective.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

I'd figure somewhere between 70-90 ppm. These color tests can be a pain sometimes and can be really subjective.

i put it in ai and it says anywhere from 30-70 but yes very hard to read i actually hate this test nyos is on the way wednesday if thats annoying ill bite the bullet and get a hanna lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

i hate this nitrate test kit i have a nyos coming and ment to be better but for you who love salifert what does this read?

I see .75 which is considered to be elevated

 

[The Ugly Phase]

I see .75 which is considered to be elevated

yea was feeding abit too heavy have cut down now working on getting it down gonna get nyos as a confirmation as salifert seems abit turd tbh

my phosphates are 0.1 to 0.25 could not tell the difference between colours so need to work on that too

 

[vetteguy53081]

Some reasons for high Phos will be overfeeding, uneaten food decay, use of tap water and addition of rock which can increase phosphates and silicates and also poor filtration

 

[The Ugly Phase]

Some reasons for high Phos will be overfeeding, uneaten food decay, use of tap water and addition of rock which can increase phosphates and silicates and also poor filtration

probs uneating food decay as i was feeding heavy

 

[56longroof]

Phosphate is not too bad. I try to keep mine around. 09-.2 when it starts to raise to the upper parameters Ill change out gfo. What are you using to export nitrate? Its definitely high,I see 75 ppm, but a few water changes and feeding less should take care of it.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

Phosphate is not too bad. I try to keep mine around. 09-.2 when it starts to raise to the upper parameters Ill change out gfo. What are you using to export nitrate? Its definitely high,I see 75 ppm, but a few water changes and feeding less should take care of it.

skimmer and clarisea i think im going to invest in a fuge light and get some macro algae aswell as keep water changes up i change 1 gallon a day