What is my nitrate level

[Vinoth]

Can anyone pls identify my nitrate level. I am using salifert test kit.

Thanks.

[CalciumReef]

if looking frm the top,the cap should be on...if looking from the side you must hold it against white background...have you used both medium and low range?

[Vinoth]

if looking frm the top,the cap should be on...if looking from the side you must hold it against white background...have you used both medium and low range?

thanks. U mean i have to close the test vial with the cap and view from the top?

[CalciumReef]

[CalciumReef]

oops...soory vinoth...i made mistake....too many test kits already....keke...just checked the instructions ....do not need to put cap at all....

[CalciumReef]

your reading looks like 25ppm

[planetg]

dun think you need to close the cap.

from your pic, looks between 25-50.

is it a relatively new tank?

[Vinoth]

Confused a bit. Post both pics.

[Vinoth]

Oops sorry didnt read the other replies before posting. Yes my tank is nearly 2 months.

[CalciumReef]

because it already reads more than 10ppm form the top,you have to stick to medium range for now....do not need to compare looking thru the side now....i still think its 25ppm....fellow reefers correct me if i'm wrong

[Mellow]

looks 25 to me too...

[[d]3v|L]

u colour blind? JK

Looks between 25-30 to me

[Vinoth]

Just confused. Coz my tetra test kit always show > 100 mg/l. Later i seen on the box..divide total by 4.4.

[pospeh]

The 3 minutes waiting time thingy always puts me off.

After adding all the stuff, I put it away and forget to check 3 minutes later, and everything is all 100 mg/l. Scared the heck out of me.

Then I realized the thing gets darker as time passes.

[blu_surf]

Just confused. Coz my tetra test kit always show > 100 mg/l. Later i seen on the box..divide total by 4.4.

I'm a little confuse with this too. Here's what's on the box. Would appreciate it if anyone expert could clarify. Thanks in advance.

"N.B. The Tetratest NO3- Kit measures total nitrate ion (NO3-) concentration. To obtain the value for Nitrate-Nitrogen concentration in mg/l, the value obtained with the kit should be divided by 4.4."

[FuEl]

if looking frm the top,the cap should be on...if looking from the side you must hold it against white background...have you used both medium and low range?

Eh?...first time i hear of ppl reading it with the cap on...

[CalciumReef]

Already said i made a mistake mah