I’ve had my tank set up for a little over 2 months now and have had a steady 25ppm of nitrates the whole time according to the multi test strips from aquarium co-op. I broke out the api test kit just to double check all my readings and for some reason the api kit is reading 80ppm nitrates but the multi test strips are reading 0ppm now…
I did a 50% water change and re tested with the api kit and test strips and still 80ppm nitrates for api and 0ppm for test strips. Do I trust the test strips or the api liquid test?? The api kit also says it doesn’t expire until 2028 so it should be fine
tank is a 12 gal cube with just a king betta, 3 snails and temporarily a bushy nose pleco