Nitrates
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Hmmm, good question. The nitrites must be going somewhere to nitrates unless you have a very heavily planted tank. In previous threads, making sure the test kit is in date and you are following the test directions to the letter (including the rapid shaking) has been noted.
It has. I am using reliable test strips for now. All within expiration.
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Ah, unfortunately I've found the cardboard test strips to under read for both pool and aquarium ones that I have tried. Nowadays I have solution/vial test kits or digital meters.
Always the way 
Sometimes I think any hobby would be cheaper than this one. I will miss tomorrow nights aquarium auction here which is probably a good thing.
I tested the API strips a few years back and ended up deciding that they were useful where if they suggested nitrites could be present, I did a proper test or took a water sample to the lfs. Nitrates and nitrites tended to under-read, ph and kh was ok'ish while I never had another gh test kit at the time.
Sometimes I think any hobby would be cheaper than this one. I will miss tomorrow nights aquarium auction here which is probably a good thing.I tested the API strips a few years back and ended up deciding that they were useful where if they suggested nitrites could be present, I did a proper test or took a water sample to the lfs. Nitrates and nitrites tended to under-read, ph and kh was ok'ish while I never had another gh test kit at the time.
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