Help with Red Sea Nitrates Test?

LRT · Jul 3, 2020

Wife's shopping. I cant tell looks like maybe 10 to me just wanted someone to verify.
Been running around 15-20.
Second and third pair of eyes wouldnt hurt either way it's been a battle getting them back down and probably messing with us at this point.

TIA

Uncle99 · Jul 3, 2020

15ppm

LRT · Jul 3, 2020

Right on thanks for that!

swiss1939 · Jul 3, 2020

Let your eyes go out of focus when you look down at it. Then it should match one of the 4. Looking at it out of focus helps your brain ignore details and just see the broad tones.

I'd say its 20ppm for me, but its a photo.

BighohoReef · Jul 3, 2020

I’m telling ya man such a pain in the butt for colors lol.... I wish we could have something just tell us

Thespammailaccount · Jul 3, 2020

15-20

LRT · Jul 3, 2020

BighohoReef said:
I’m telling ya man such a pain in the butt for colors lol.... I wish we could have something just tell us

Yeah need to order the hanna kit when it comes out lol.
Been sitting around 15-20 for weeks now.

Thespammailaccount · Jul 3, 2020

BighohoReef said:
I’m telling ya man such a pain in the butt for colors lol.... I wish we could have something just tell us

I know right. I think Hanna is working on it at the moment

Thespammailaccount · Jul 3, 2020

LRT said:
Wife's shopping. I cant tell looks like maybe 10 to me just wanted someone to verify.
Been running around 15-20.
Second and third pair of eyes wouldnt hurt either way it's been a battle getting them back down and probably messing with us at this point.

TIA

15-20 is not bad at all. If the corals look good then no worries. If the numbers bother you a 50% water change will reduce nitrate by half

LRT · Jul 3, 2020

Thespammailaccount said:
15-20

This is what my wife says it's been sitting at for weeks. Messing with us now though with all the testing we've been doing trying to get it down the colors are burned into our brains and merging haha
Cant wait for that hanna tester!

Ippyroy · Jul 3, 2020

I use a piece of black foam around the cuvette and i have a much easier time of it. I think Nyos does it as well.

BighohoReef · Jul 3, 2020

Should be okay, what tank is that in?

LRT · Jul 3, 2020

Thespammailaccount said:
15-20 is not bad at all. If the corals look good then no worries. If the numbers bother you a 50% water change will reduce nitrate by half

I recently Overdosed Nitrates in the system pretty bad. Had a faulty api kit. Just kept dosing and dosing N until finally got the Red Sea kit and it was fluorescent purple.
Anyhow after probably 150% water change over last month and experiencing a minor recycle. I'm afraid I cant do more at the moment.

Phosphates are bottoming out now. Should I be running them higher considering my N is so high?
Was sitting at .025 P before the overdose of N.

LRT · Jul 3, 2020

BighohoReef said:
Should be okay, what tank is that in?

My shroom garden

BighohoReef · Jul 3, 2020

Oh the important one

... I’d keep your Ph level where it is and nitrates between 15-20ppm just don’t spike it

. I owe ya a response on the tubs I got. This week has been bad for my reefing... I’ll message ya when I have a proper sit down at the computer. Happy 4th @LRT!

LRT · Jul 4, 2020

BighohoReef said:
Oh the important one... I’d keep your Ph level where it is and nitrates between 15-20ppm just don’t spike it . I owe ya a response on the tubs I got. This week has been bad for my reefing... I’ll message ya when I have a proper sit down at the computer. Happy 4th @LRT!

No worries @BighohoReef. Somethings telling me it's going to be epic already. Cant wait to see what you come up with