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Re: Nitrite/nitrate measurements
>When I had a nitrite test kit before, the instructions mentioned
> >multiplying the resulting nitrite value by a certain number to
>determine the nitrate value.
irk--If it says that, I may not trust the kit at all. New tanks still in
cycling phase may have a booty load of nitrite but no nitrate whatsoever.
vice versa for a tank that has been going years. nitrite-nitrate is not a
chemical equilibrium so factor multiplication is cow manure. =)
Smiles,
Toan
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