Salifert Nitrate NO3 Test Kit misc inverts and wash the dosing container

and wash the dosing container between refills

as well as prolong the life of filter media

Perform a large water change if distress is observed

(The DS-4 has a thinner tubing than previous models—performs a more precise dosage)

primarily starfish

Salifert Nitrate NO3 Test Kit misc inverts and wash the dosing containerNitrate testing When an aquarium has insufficient regions deprived of oxygen (= anaerobic zones) or denitrification proceeds incompletely then nitrate will build up. A too high nitrate concentration can result in unwanted algae growth and these might irritate corals in their neighborhood. Nitrate as such also retards coral growth. The nitrate concentration in a proper functioning reef aquarium should preferably be lower than 1 mg L. Fish only