Nutrafin Nitrite Test Kit

[.Relinquished]

My friend gave me a hagen nutrafin nitrate test kit. I dont have the instructions, I was wondering if anyone can explain to me ( if they have this kit ) how many drops of what to use to get a reading.

And I don't have the colour key, so I'll just have to use it to determine whether there is 0 nitrates or alot depending on the darkness of the colour, If anyone can describe this to me it would be appriciated.

thanks!

 

[Jozlyn]

Have you thought about checking to see if they have a web site? There might be instructions you can download off there.

 

[.Relinquished]

I did all that, no luck.

 

[Jozlyn]

Hmmm have you rung/visited any of your LFS to see if they sell it? You could tell them that you lost the paper work or something?

 

[Dave Spencer]

Fill the test tube to the 5ml line with tank water.

Add five drops of reagent #1 and five drops of reagent #2.

Shake well and wait 2 mins for a reading.

Hopefully, the solution will remain clear, which equals zero nitrite.

Dave.

 

[.Relinquished]

Thanks!

Do you know what the reagent #3 is for ?

 

[.Relinquished]

Or is the #3 Regeant for saltwater specifically?

 

[DanS]

Dave gave you the procedure for Nitrite,

The Nitrate process is

Fill to 5ml Line
5 Drops of reagent 1
5 drops of reagent 2
Shake well
Shake reagent 3 vigorously
3 drops into test tube
Shake well
Wait 5 mins for colour to develop
Shake Again
The darker purple it is the more Nitrate present

Hope this helps

 

[Dave Spencer]

Apologies, although the title of the thread does say nitrite.

 

[.Relinquished]

Sorry, my mistake on the title. I didn't realize that it was a nitrate kit untill I noticed NO3 is nitrate, which was after I posted the title.

 

[DanS]

Well i didn't read the thread title properly! haha

I have the minimaster test kit and the reagents 1 and 2 are different for the Nitrate and Nitrite tests, so leaving out reagent 3 wont give you the result for Nitrite (unless the reagents are actually the same!?)

 

[connorsbala]

regant 3 would be the nitrate one
Theres nitrite which i think is NO2 and Nitrate which is NO3...i think again
The nitrite ones pink and th enitrate ones purple