Anyone have HR nitrite checker

[2020 Worst Year]

NOT nitrate --->>>> nitrite

i added 2ppm ammonia 1 time and its reading 20ppm do i divide by 3.29 to get the correct value cause it would be 6ppm which would make ALOT more sense

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I do not personally know its accuracy in seawater, but the manual answers your specific question (no correction to get ppm nitrite ion):

The instrument displays the nitrite (NO–2) concentration in ppm. To convert the displayed concentration to nitrate-nitrogen(NO–2-N) divide the reading by 3.29. To convert the displayed concentration to sodium nitrite(NaNO2) multiply the reading by 1.5. The checker automatically turns off 2 minutes after reading.

 

[2020 Worst Year]

I do not personally know its accuracy in seawater, but the manual answers your specific question (no correction to get ppm nitrite ion):

The instrument displays the nitrite (NO–2) concentration in ppm. To convert the displayed concentration to nitrate-nitrogen(NO–2-N) divide the reading by 3.29. To convert the displayed concentration to sodium nitrite(NaNO2) multiply the reading by 1.5. The checker automatically turns off 2 minutes after reading.

But it makes no sense that i put 2ppm ammonia and its showing 20ppm it would make MUCH more sense if i divided by 3.29 to get 6ppm

 

[2020 Worst Year]

Like its 20 gallon cube i added 13 gallons of water i added 4 drops of dr tims ammonia per gallon

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

Like its 20 gallon cube i added 13 gallons of water i added 4 drops of dr tims ammonia per gallon

New system? Does it have live rock or old substrate and you are cycling?

 

[2020 Worst Year]

New system? Does it have live rock or old substrate and you are cycling?

ofc its a new system if it had anything alive in i would not be adding ammonia

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

But it makes no sense that i put 2ppm ammonia and its showing 20ppm it would make MUCH more sense if i divided by 3.29 to get 6ppm

I don't know what is off or why. Could be many things, from nitrite test error to ammonia added being different than you think, to some other source of ammonia or nitrite.

But the division is not appropriate if you used a checker that comes with this manual:

https://www.hannainst.com/hubfs/product-manuals/IST708_09_20.pdf?hsLang=en

 

[2020 Worst Year]

I don't know what is off or why. Could be many things, from nitrite test error to ammonia added being different than you think, to some other source of ammonia or nitrite.

But the division is not appropriate if you used a checker that comes with this manual:

https://www.hannainst.com/hubfs/product-manuals/IST708_09_20.pdf?hsLang=en

yea thats the 1 i have i also have a API that as soon as i add the regent it goes instantly to max 5ppm (the max it can read)

 

[2020 Worst Year]

So am i right in thinking nitrite don't matter i have a ammonia hanna checker but the regent A bottle is black and keep getting Low light error new ammonia tests coming 2morrow shall i add more ammonia if it reads 0 then wait 24 hour if its 0 i can add fish?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So am i right in thinking nitrite don't matter i have a ammonia hanna checker but the regent A bottle is black and keep getting Low light error new ammonia tests coming 2morrow shall i add more ammonia if it reads 0 then wait 24 hour if its 0 i can add fish?

I don't know.

Can you describe what you did to cycle this tank?

 

[2020 Worst Year]

I don't know.

Can you describe what you did to cycle this tank?

added live sand / Dry rock added 13 gallons of water added frytz turbo 900 added 52 drops of dr tims ammonia (4 drops per us gallon) only once

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Did you detect the ammonia elevated then disappeared? If so, it is probably ready for one fish.

 

[2020 Worst Year]

Did you detect the ammonia elevated then disappeared? If so, it is probably ready for one fish.

not sure as my ammonia hanna checker is giving me a low light error i think regent A is bad getting new testers 2morrow red sea ammonia + more hanna regents

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

not sure as my ammonia hanna checker is giving me a low light error i think regent A is bad getting new testers 2morrow red sea ammonia + more hanna regents

I personally would not add a fish until I saw ammonia go up and then down.

 

[2020 Worst Year]

So i found this

Dr. Tim's Ammonium Chloride: 4 drops per gallon is wrong - Reef Central Online Community

Dr. Tim's Ammonium Chloride: 4 drops per gallon is wrong The Reef Chemistry Forum

www.reefcentral.com

tested my nitrites today and they are 22ppm

ammonia checkers are delayed they are coming 2morrow will update back then

 

[brclark82]

Yes unfortunately the drops in dr tims ammonia are way off…if the bottle called for 52 drops to get to 2ppm then you’re probably at 8+…it’s not gonna hurt anything to wait for an accurate ammonia test but you’re probably gonna need to do some water changes to get that down a bit or your cycle may take forever

 

[2020 Worst Year]

Yes unfortunately the drops in dr tims ammonia are way off…if the bottle called for 52 drops to get to 2ppm then you’re probably at 8+…it’s not gonna hurt anything to wait for an accurate ammonia test but you’re probably gonna need to do some water changes to get that down a bit or your cycle may take forever

haha cheers m8 I have ammonia checkers coming 2morrow ill wait for that then do some water changes (they should have been coming today but delayed)

 

[2020 Worst Year]

nvm

 

[2020 Worst Year]

So atm my ammonia is at 2.19 with hanna ammonia checker should i leave it be?

 

[2020 Worst Year]

@brandon429 what you think i should do?

good thread for you, you are always going on about how no 1 has a digital checker well i do been cycling since the start of this month 03/10/2023