sixtyfou
Aquarium Advice Freak
I really got an eye opener today. The API test kit says in bold print on the Nitrate test:
"Vigorously shake the Nitrate Test Solution
I've been half butting it the whole time. I give it a shake or two and start dropping. This totally messes up the results. It dawned on me the other day when my over stocked tank was going into week two with a Nitrate reading of 0. I knew something was amiss. Then today I tested mud and it came back at 0. Ding, Ding, Ding, I screwed up.
"Vigorously shake the Nitrate Test Solution
Bottle # 2 for at least 30 seconds. This step is
extremely important to insure accuracy of
test results."
I've been half butting it the whole time. I give it a shake or two and start dropping. This totally messes up the results. It dawned on me the other day when my over stocked tank was going into week two with a Nitrate reading of 0. I knew something was amiss. Then today I tested mud and it came back at 0. Ding, Ding, Ding, I screwed up.