Aquarium Water Analysis

[Miamisportsfan45]

I took a bottle of my aquarium water to Petsmart, about an hour ago. They tested my water and ran an analysis on it for me. Basically, the results that I got, were normal from what I was told.

Ammonia results are .2
Nitrite read 0
Nitrate read 0
pH read 6.8
Alkalinity read 80
Hardness read 75
Chlorine and Chloramine reads 0

I have and have had, a Goldfish and a Male Guppy (fancy) in the tank. (Goldfish is only in there because I was using it for cycling the tank), and after she told me my results are good, I bought a female Guppy to go along in the tank with my male Guppy.

 

[onebto]

You should be aiming for a 0 with the Ammonia I would not call that normal water and you have 0 Nitrates? I would recommend you look at the beginners resource centre in this forum and read about cycling and water chemistry of a tropical fish tank.

Also I recommend you look at the fish species index and look up Guppy's and study how to look after them that's if you have not done that already.

I wont leave the links ill let you find them yourself

What happens to the goldfish now your tank is supposedly cycled?

Regards onebto

 

[drobbyb]

Looks like they used paper test strips, so the results aren't to be trusted. Buy yourself a good liquid based test kit.

 

[Miamisportsfan45]

I have been looking for them, for a while now. I haven't been able to find them. And I heard they're pretty expensive as well.

 

[Truck]

you can get them on ebay quite cheaply, or use another store!

 

[OldMan47]

You will find the API master test kit on line for about $20 plus a nominal shipping fee if you look around a bit, they are closer to $30 plus tax locally. Compared to buying the unreliable paper strips at over $5 for a small number of tests, I find them quite economical. I have had mine for over 2 years now and still have tests left of all types. Note that I only test very much on a new tank or when something about my fish behavior makes me curious about their water. Once established and a routine is set up for a tank, it seldom gets another test.