{"product_id":"salifert-nitrate-test-kit","title":"SALIFERT Nitrate Test Kit","description":"\u003ctable style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNitrate testing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen an aquarium has insufficient regions deprived of oxygen (= anaerobic zones) or denitrification proceeds incompletely then nitrate will build-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA too high nitrate concentration can result in unwanted algae-growth and these might irritate corals in their neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNitrate as such also retards coral growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany nitrate test kits are prone to amine interference. This can give results much lower than actual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Salifert nitrate test\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003edoes not suffer from such an amine interference. The very special ingredients allow a very fast and precise measurement.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit can perform approx. 60 measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Aquatics Galore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522921885775,"sku":"205104","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/6675\/6943\/files\/5295c663-d03e-4991-9dab-2c4c710bccc0.png?v=1772367455","url":"https:\/\/415fa3-2.myshopify.com\/products\/salifert-nitrate-test-kit","provider":"Aquatics Galore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}