Fantastic that you found the cause. Having found it in solation from the tanks biofiltration we can rule out ammonia spike being missed and converted to nitrite.
What brand are you using? Would be interesting to work out which component is causing the postive result.
Off the scale nitrite spike!!! AT LAST!!!
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Bluetaurus
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Hi SPACKlick
I am using a cheap brand off ebay.
I contacted the seller who said the main ingredient was osmocote. Its the type of tab with the clear shell with loads of different colour beads In.
I briefly tested them before but only left the tabs in water overnight. Clearly I needed to let them dissolve first.
Needless to say I will stop using them and take in some of the recommendations suggested by folk on here.
I am using a cheap brand off ebay.
I contacted the seller who said the main ingredient was osmocote. Its the type of tab with the clear shell with loads of different colour beads In.
I briefly tested them before but only left the tabs in water overnight. Clearly I needed to let them dissolve first.
Needless to say I will stop using them and take in some of the recommendations suggested by folk on here.
Superfish home 110 ,Superfish aqua pro 300 filter, + APS hob 500 filter.
Low tech set up.
Low tech set up.
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Bluetaurus
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Not sure how to post a link on here
Superfish home 110 ,Superfish aqua pro 300 filter, + APS hob 500 filter.
Low tech set up.
Low tech set up.
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SPACKlick
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To post a link you write
I wonder what else it's got in it because osmocote shouldn't contain Nitrite directly nor should it mess with a nitrite test as far as I'm aware.
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Took a screen shot of ingredients
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I can try post a link if that's a better option
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A few days ago I dropped one of the cheap ebay root tabs into a vase where I'm just growing plants so there's no filtration. I tested that for nitrite and it immediately went off the scale, I just have no idea if it's really nitrite or a false positive.
Fertilisers will say x% nitrogen but they don't say what state it is in, it could be ammonia or nitrite.
Fertilisers will say x% nitrogen but they don't say what state it is in, it could be ammonia or nitrite.
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Pretty conclusive then.LookoutTrout wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 14:44 pm A few days ago I dropped one of the cheap ebay root tabs into a vase where I'm just growing plants so there's no filtration. I tested that for nitrite and it immediately went off the scale, I just have no idea if it's really nitrite or a false positive.
Fertilisers will say x% nitrogen but they don't say what state it is in, it could be ammonia or nitrite.
Surely it must be a false positive in my case as its been over a month now. The inhabitants would certainly all be dead by now.
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Superfish home 110 ,Superfish aqua pro 300 filter, + APS hob 500 filter.
Low tech set up.
Low tech set up.
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Hope the above link works ok
Superfish home 110 ,Superfish aqua pro 300 filter, + APS hob 500 filter.
Low tech set up.
Low tech set up.