Hi guys I just bought an Aquaforest NO3 test kit, I just performed it on my tank and I got a strange result:
The color is bright red with heavy precipitation....
So after this result I tried the test on my rodi water and it didn't color at all which is correct since rodi should be at 0 nitrates.
Next try, 50% (0.5ml) tank water and 50% rodi, got this result:
Still bright red, much less precipitation.
Next, 10% tank water and 90% rodi:
Pinkish color, still way off from the strongest color in the scale.
So, from what I could understand, either I have 500+ nitrates (I was at around 30 with a salifert test) or something is interfering with the test. I have a suspect that I have metals in my tank because even with 30 nitrate I had some fish deaths and constant stn on all lps and spa, could some metal cause this result? Or could it be that I have high nitrites?
Thank you for the help!
The color is bright red with heavy precipitation....
So after this result I tried the test on my rodi water and it didn't color at all which is correct since rodi should be at 0 nitrates.
Next try, 50% (0.5ml) tank water and 50% rodi, got this result:
Still bright red, much less precipitation.
Next, 10% tank water and 90% rodi:
Pinkish color, still way off from the strongest color in the scale.
So, from what I could understand, either I have 500+ nitrates (I was at around 30 with a salifert test) or something is interfering with the test. I have a suspect that I have metals in my tank because even with 30 nitrate I had some fish deaths and constant stn on all lps and spa, could some metal cause this result? Or could it be that I have high nitrites?
Thank you for the help!
