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Lawnmower Blenny says nom nom
A thought crossed my mind tonight as I was testing my reef some tonight. Lighting. No not the kind that goes over our tanks but the lighting that you use to see when testing and figuring out what color your vials have turned after mixing reagents. At one time I was told to use a natural color bulb which I found to be 6500K. I noticed going from my loft where my tank and desk are located to my bathroom where I empty and rinse out my vials, yes each one also gets an RO/DI rinse afterwards, and from the lighting I use in a small lamp to the bathroom lighting the color of my Potassium test changed dramatically from the pastel blue to a pastel purple. Just from going from one light source to another it basically read two different readings.
Is it possible that so many people are having issues with their color tests just because they are using the wrong kelvin of lighting to see by? This isn't the only test I've noticed it on, literally all my tests are two different colors depending on the light I'm viewing them under. I've noticed it on the two test kits I've used, Red Sea and API. I've never used Nyos or Salifert or any other color kit so I can't really comment on those. The only thing I use the API is for Ammonia and Nitrite once in a while just to make sure or if I feel my other readings don't make sense, as a backup for Nitrate, Phosphate and pH.
Is it possible that so many people are having issues with their color tests just because they are using the wrong kelvin of lighting to see by? This isn't the only test I've noticed it on, literally all my tests are two different colors depending on the light I'm viewing them under. I've noticed it on the two test kits I've used, Red Sea and API. I've never used Nyos or Salifert or any other color kit so I can't really comment on those. The only thing I use the API is for Ammonia and Nitrite once in a while just to make sure or if I feel my other readings don't make sense, as a backup for Nitrate, Phosphate and pH.
