{"product_id":"nitrate-test-kit-salifert","title":"Nitrate Test Kit - Salifert","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen an aquarium has insufficient regions deprived of oxygen (= anaerobic zones) or denitrification proceeds incompletely then nitrate will build-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA too high nitrate concentration can result in unwanted algae-growth and these might irritate corals in their neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNitrate as such also retards coral growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMost test kits use a procedure in which a certain part of nitrate is converted chemically into nitrite and is measured as such.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOnce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMany nitrate test kits are prone to amine interference. This can give results much lower than actual.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Salifert nitrate test does not suffer from such an amine interference. The very special ingredients allow a very fast and precise measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe range spans from very low to a very high nitrate concentration (approx. 0.05 – 20 mg\/L as Nitrate-Nitrogen or 0.2 – 100 mg\/L as nitrate ion).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit can perform approx. 60 measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salifert","offers":[{"title":"60 tests","offer_id":67763980894435,"sku":"acr1792589655238","price":14.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/2961\/4819\/files\/nitrate-test-kit---salifert_1.jpg?v=1792589658","url":"https:\/\/regalcladfashion.shop\/products\/nitrate-test-kit-salifert","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}