hi
i was told to get liquid tests as the strips sometimes look as though they have changed colour when they had'nt!!!!! - especially my nitrItes reading
not sure if this is the case here with ur nitrItes
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as for nitrAtes have you tested your tap water untreated - sumtimes there are nitrAtes in tap water
davep i think it was in beginner questions had problem with his tap water and got something to lower it - i'm lucky my tap water is brill so am lucky just having to do the thing of WAITING (i hate waiting - hehehe)
otherwise still cycling here - so cant really say more!!
rob