Reading the colors in the API test kit

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Jack Dempsey
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Seriously having a hard time telling what the reading are, the colors dont match up or they are just so vague.

what do you guys think?

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40 or 80 ppm? and where did 50-70 go? lol
 
I think the lighting in this picture makes it look close to 160ppm, however i think it looks closer to 40ppm. That's just what I see.
 
Between 80 to 160, closer to 80 it appears.

Sometimes I slide the test tubes on top of the color scale and pick the closest that way.
 
regardless you need to do a water change asap, way to high of nitrates
 
old pic, did a major water change the same day no worries. that's just from 3 days :(
 
Did you use the high range test for your PH?
 
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