This drives me *CRAZY* (API Nitrate color chart)

[Coelli]

Is it 5? Is it 10? I want to know!!:headwally:

 

[Ztrain]

Hahahah I have the exact same issue!

 

[Zer0.]

For some reason closing one eye helps me. Realistically it could be 7ppm and be right between

 

[overskim]

This is why I think API should switch to rectangular tubes. :hmm4:

Sometimes running it against a known zero helps me.

 

[gbru316]

Ditch API for red sea.

 

[nmotz]

I'd say 10ppm, but yes that's ridiculous!

 

[kw22]

How is anyone supposed to be able to tell the difference between them,it is almost imposable!I think that it is around 5-7,but I am making my best guess.

 

[Coelli]

I've been recording it as 10 ( for the past 3 days) just to be on the safe side, but... argh.

 

[PatW]

To me, the color bands for 5 ppm and 10 ppm look very similar. I would say somewhere between the two.

 

[CuzzA]

I switched to Sailfert for this very reason. Basically API is telling us, "you have some nitrates. Maybe 5 to 10. We're not really sure either."

 

[azdiver]

Glad to know im not the only one thought i went color bind.

 

[Xavibear]

I switched to Sailfert for this very reason. Basically API is telling us, "you have some nitrates. Maybe 5 to 10. We're not really sure either."

:lolspin:

 

[HumbleFish]

I'd say it's closer to 10 than 5.

 

[Sk8r]

Salifert: no color matching.

 

[AdamNC]

If in doubt I usually round up.

 

[BioCubeGuy]

Same issue here... Can be frustrating! :uhoh2:

 

[edsbeaker]

Salifert: no color matching.

The last one I had there was color matching. Have they changed this? If they did, I'm going to buy one!!!

 

[Coelli]

If in doubt I usually round up.

Yeah, me too even though I'd rather see 5 than 10.

 

[Inceptioning]

Haha I know the feels and it kills me on the inside

 

[Tarawa]

Salifert: no color matching.

wait, I have a salifert kit that expires on 10-2016, got it about a month or two ago, and its a color matching one, I've been having a hard time telling if its 5 or 2, I go with 2 since it is harder to see thru the swatch thru the vial VS the 5. But they have ones more like the calcium and magnesium ones now, where you count how much fluid is left?

please say yes!! =D