Thanks! Def better than it was!
Just did testing after water change and all yesterday and only one giving me issues is maybe ALK
It is a bit varying between the salifert and hanna but still "safe" either way..
BUT good news FINALLY on nitrates!
I did a salifert and came up as 100+ still of course lol... but then I did a 1/2 tank and 1/2 rodi and it was between 25-50 reading whereas before it was still pretty dark/between 75-100
So I did a hanna nitrate test and it came up as 75... but NOT blinking 75 like usual.
So I did a half and half with it and came to 63.5!!! x2 = 135.. high but not AS HIGH lol!
So def making progress!