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Re: Nitrate tests
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To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
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Subject: Re: Nitrate tests
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From: psears at emr_ca (Paul Sears)
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Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 09:00:45 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199508021939.PAA23005 at looney_actwin.com> from "Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com" at Aug 2, 95 03:39:02 pm
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> From: Liisa Sarakontu <lsarakon at hila_hut.fi>
> Subject: Stupid nitrate testing
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> I tested one tank: over 160 ppm. Darn! A quick 50% water change and a
> new test: still over 100 ppm. Same with the other tank. Fish look
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.......
> At this time I started thinking that perhaps there was something wrong
> with the test. It is Sera Nitrate-Test NO3, made in Germany. No use before
.......
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> - - any opinions on nitrate tests, and especially on Sera and Red sea
> products?
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If in doubt about a nitrate test, you can always run a blank -
i.e. test some distilled or R.O. water to see what result you get.
Being of suspicious mind I did that and made up a solution of 40ppm
nitrate and tested that before believing the test I bought.
Paul Sears