I feel like the purple is way too vibrant to be any of these and that its not dark enough or light enough
Posted by ky4li
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Metallica1175 on
Don’t hold it right up against the white of the paper.
skyblu202 on
Looks like 2 to me
stonedboss on
if youre cycling, it doesnt really matter what actual level it is, just that you can track if it gets lighter or darker. so taking pics like this and comparing between days makes it easy. id think this is 2ppm but its not too important. its already dangerous for fish.
LoupGarou95 on
The specific number doesn’t really matter very much to be very honest. It’s too high if you’re fish-in cycling and no big deal if you’re fishless cycling.
blueeyeddemonbaby on
Are you just getting started cycling your tank?
I’ve ready somewhere on here that ammonia & nitrite are either yellow or not yellow & blue or not blue, respectively. Since you don’t want any ammonia or nitrites, it takes the guesswork out of ‘which shade is this’. That being said, I will sometimes count it as a range if I am having trouble differentiating colors (I.e., 2-5 ppm). You could use this approach if you’re cycling a tank & wanted to be more specific to monitor progression.
I also try to angle the test tube with the light source shining from opposite of my extended arm & using a white background. I find it’s easier using natural light if I’m testing during the day, but an overhead light will work fine too.
BakuretsuGirl16 on
Anything other than 0 is bad
So it just reads “bad” lol
Thr value of thr color is mostly to zee the progression of your tank cycling over time, it’s not ready for fish until nitrites are all but undetectable
exscind25 on
that pretty high, i would flush tank like 30 % until… real plants can soak it up too
Relative-Ad5359 on
It’s around 2
exscind25 on
a balanced tanked would read zeros, or really next to
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Don’t hold it right up against the white of the paper.
Looks like 2 to me
if youre cycling, it doesnt really matter what actual level it is, just that you can track if it gets lighter or darker. so taking pics like this and comparing between days makes it easy. id think this is 2ppm but its not too important. its already dangerous for fish.
The specific number doesn’t really matter very much to be very honest. It’s too high if you’re fish-in cycling and no big deal if you’re fishless cycling.
Are you just getting started cycling your tank?
I’ve ready somewhere on here that ammonia & nitrite are either yellow or not yellow & blue or not blue, respectively. Since you don’t want any ammonia or nitrites, it takes the guesswork out of ‘which shade is this’. That being said, I will sometimes count it as a range if I am having trouble differentiating colors (I.e., 2-5 ppm). You could use this approach if you’re cycling a tank & wanted to be more specific to monitor progression.
I also try to angle the test tube with the light source shining from opposite of my extended arm & using a white background. I find it’s easier using natural light if I’m testing during the day, but an overhead light will work fine too.
Anything other than 0 is bad
So it just reads “bad” lol
Thr value of thr color is mostly to zee the progression of your tank cycling over time, it’s not ready for fish until nitrites are all but undetectable
that pretty high, i would flush tank like 30 % until… real plants can soak it up too
It’s around 2
a balanced tanked would read zeros, or really next to