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nitrite test kit
I wonder if anyone can help me with this one.
I just got new test kits, brand of Laguna. the nitrite test kits shows results as 0.1 to 3.3 mg/l (ppm) & the nitrate test as 5-110 mg/l (ppm) now the nitrate results look they read right. but what am I missing on the nitrite one? shouldn't that also be in the 1-100 range? not a 0.1? my results show: nitrite 0.4 ph 7.5 ammonia 0 nitrate 5-10 kh 60.. yup I know that is low, I just added baking soda 2 weeks ago I emptied my pond, to clean out the sludge in the bottom,, put back 1/2 the original water ( saved in a BIG container) the rest was rain water from cistern ( figure that is where the low kh is) I was trying to do research on here about nitrites & nitrates, and cannot get a definitive answer on it in my case. I don't have ammonia ( but then I am testing with the nessler (one bottle kind). & have read that if I had nitrates things should be cycling ok. any suggestions? (gotta check oxygen tomorrow) |
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