Does saltwater affect Nitrite testing kits?

[leanne]

No joke it does. It works for the freshwater tank just fine.

Pour water in the (empty) vial and over 30 secs or so it turns fluorescent green! If I use a new vial it works but the next time I use it it glows green again! Ps i do rinse them thouroughly afterwards...

Help? I'm confused

 

[Great Lakes]

Wow, that is a new one to me. Guess we'll see what others have to say.

GL

 

[Hazmat]

I donno New one to me too

 

[ostrow]

If I read this right, you are using a freshwater nitrite test kit on a saltwater tank? The answer to your question is yes, meaning, the freshwater kit will not work on a saltwater tank.

 

[RamJet]

What ostrow said, and I have nothing more to say. Not one more word in regaurds to the matter. Not one. Nothing, nada. Zip, Zero, so I will just leave you with this:
The sun don't set on cool my friend, so keep the wind to your back and be yourself. 8)

 

[leanne]

It is a kit that is for both fresh and saltwater -at least that's what it says on the packet...

 

[ostrow]

I've never seen that before. What brand is it?

 

[leanne]

Erm I'm at work at the mo and can't remember. It was in a blue colourful box... Girlie answer I know!

 

[leanne]

Its a tetratest one.

 

[Landlocked]

I would recommend getting another one for just salt, to make sure it's the kit, and not your water!

 

[leanne]

I took my kit to the LFS along with some water for testing. He said the nitrite reading is 0 by his kit. He said the fluoresnce may just be due to the fact that it is 0. It was fluorescent yellow at first and went green after 30 secs to 1 min. Anyway I have binned Tetratest just in case and got an aquachemistry (/) one instead.

Thanks again