water test is this ok?

[sargie]

right just done a test on my tank and wanted to check these levels are ok i think they are.

no3 is 25
no2 is 1
gh is 6
kh is 10
ph is 7.6

i only have 5 glow light tetra's in there at the mo.

All advice is appreciated

 

[Lupin]

Need to check ammonia and do water changes until nitrites fall to zero since you have fish in it. What test kit are you using?

 

[sargie]

Need to check ammonia and do water changes until nitrites fall to zero since you have fish in it. What test kit are you using?

tetra 5 in 1 strips.

i dont have an ammonia test kit so i will have to get one. wont the nitrites turn into nitrates though?

 

[Lupin]

Ditch the strips and get API liquid. Test strips are grossly inaccurate unfortunately. Nitrites can indeed turn into nitrates but you have fish in it and leaving the nitrites that way can lead the fish to permanent body system damage and eventually killing them in the process. It never hurts to do another water change until you buy liquid test kit.

 

[sargie]

Ditch the strips and get API liquid. Test strips are grossly inaccurate unfortunately. Nitrites can indeed turn into nitrates but you have fish in it and leaving the nitrites that way can lead the fish to permanent body system damage and eventually killing them in the process. It never hurts to do another water change until you buy liquid test kit.

ok thanks very much for the advice lupin i will do another 25% water change.

 

[sargie]

ok ive done a 25-30% water change left it to settle for a while and retested.

no3 is 10
no2 is 0
gh is 10
kh is 6
ph is 7.6

still with the test strips but i plan on getting the api fw master kit at the weekend.

 

[Lupin]

Looks better although I still wouldn't trust the strips. Good luck.

 

[sargie]

Looks better although I still wouldn't trust the strips. Good luck.

yeah tank has lost alot more of the milky white bacterial bloom now ive done that change it is almost crystal clear so im chuffed i did it.

As i say i will get the api master kit at the weekend after ive been paid

Thank you very much for your help lupin.

 

[sargie]

bought an api ammonia liquid test kit today and i retested with the strips (for now ) and these are the test results today.

nh3 is 10
no2 is 0
gh is 10
kh is 6
ph is 7.6

ammonia is also 0 not bad eh will test again at the end of the week and if all is still ok i may get a cpl of new fish.

 

[Lupin]

bought an api ammonia liquid test kit today and i retested with the strips (for now ) and these are the test results today.

nO3 is 10
no2 is 0
gh is 10
kh is 6
ph is 7.6

ammonia is also 0 not bad eh will test again at the end of the week and if all is still ok i may get a cpl of new fish.

Fixed that for you. It's fine.