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TEST NO3 NITRATI
If there are not enough oxygen-free zones (= anaerobic zones) in the aquarium or denitrification does not take place completely, nitrate will accumulate.
Too high a nitrate concentration can lead to unwanted algae growth that could irritate corals in the vicinity.
Nitrate itself also retards coral growth.
The nitrate concentration in a properly functioning reef aquarium should preferably be below 1 mg/L. Fish-only aquariums usually show much higher nitrate concentrations.
Most test kits use a procedure in which a certain part of the nitrate is chemically converted to nitrite and is measured as such.
Again, just like with nitrite tests, interference from amines has a significant impact on the measured value. If such interference occurs, concentrations will be measured that are much lower than the actual concentrations.
Conclusion:
Many nitrate test kits are subject to amine interference. This can result in significantly lower than actual results.
The Salifert nitrate test does not suffer from such amine interference. The very special ingredients allow for very fast and precise measurement.
The range is from very low to very high nitrate concentrations (approx. 0.05 – 20 mg/L as nitrate nitrogen or 0.2 – 100 mg/L as nitrate ion).
The kit can perform approx. 60 measurements.
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