Salifert Nitrate Test Kit

Nitrate testingWhen an aquarium has insufficient regions deprived of oxygen (= anaerobic zones) or denitrification proceeds incompletely then nitrate will build-up.A too high nitrate concentration can result in unwanted algae-growth and these might irritate corals in their neighborhood.Nitrate as such also retards coral growth.The nitrate concentration in a proper functioning reef aquarium should preferably be lower than 1 mg/L. Fish-only aquariums would usually show much higher nitrate concentrations.Most test kits use a procedure in which a certain part of nitrate is converted chemically into nitrite and is measured as such.Once again, just as with nitrite testing, amine interference has a major impact on the measured value. If such an interference occurs concentrations much lower than actual will be measured.Conclusion:Many nitrate test kits are prone to amine interference. This can give results much lower than actual.The Salifert nitrate test does not suffer from such an amine inte