AdamHorton
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I'll take a sample to the LFS when I do my test this Friday to double-check the measurement.
FWIW, I had an API test kit before, and before it ran out I did a side-by-side test with my old and my new test kit and got the same measurements. It's a little weird for me to be validating test results I got with a test kit I trust with a quick-dip they do at the LFS, but if it makes people here happy then sure.
Also, I should mention that I had red/brown algae all over my LR. I made sure to aim my pump at the rocks to get it off when I was doing my water changes. It's been several days and there don't seem to be the signs of it growing back like I've seen in the past... it's making sense to me that the issues in my tank were being caused by high nitrates.
...if my nitrates are down to a manageable level and I can keep them that way with regular water changes, does it hurt me at all to add in a reactor? I would think that would only help, even if I just have fish in the tank. What harm could it do?
FWIW, I had an API test kit before, and before it ran out I did a side-by-side test with my old and my new test kit and got the same measurements. It's a little weird for me to be validating test results I got with a test kit I trust with a quick-dip they do at the LFS, but if it makes people here happy then sure.
Also, I should mention that I had red/brown algae all over my LR. I made sure to aim my pump at the rocks to get it off when I was doing my water changes. It's been several days and there don't seem to be the signs of it growing back like I've seen in the past... it's making sense to me that the issues in my tank were being caused by high nitrates.
...if my nitrates are down to a manageable level and I can keep them that way with regular water changes, does it hurt me at all to add in a reactor? I would think that would only help, even if I just have fish in the tank. What harm could it do?