Finaly Tested My Water....

[Kingmacho]

Well I finally went out and bought a test kit for my tanks. Just got done testing the community tank and this is what I came up with. None of my fish appear to be sick or acting abnormal....

pH = 7.6

Nitrate = 80ppm

Nitrite = 0ppm

Ammonia = 0.25ppm

How do I correct these so they are where they are supposed to be?




Here are the stats for my aro tank....


pH = 7.6

Nitrate = 20ppm

Nitrite = 0.25ppm

Ammonia = 0.25


What do you guys think and what can I do to fix anything that is not where it should be?

 

[Knowdafish]

Are your tanks cycled? Ammonia should read 0.00. To reduce nitrates do frequent water changes.

 

[JakeH]

Looks like you need more filtration or at least more circulation to get that Ammo reading down to 0.

 

[tcarswell]

Looks like you need more filtration or at least more circulation to get that Ammo reading down to 0.

Or his tanks have not finished cycling. Or there is a carcass or a ton of organic matter rotting under a rock or piece of driftwood.

You will probably need to start doing more water changes to keep your nitrates down. How long have these tanks been setup ?