Tested My Water For The First Time!

[ThatAquaristChick1234]

I was very very pleased witht he results of my first water test using the API Freshwater master kit! Here were my results
7.6 p)
0 Nitrate
0 Nitrite
0-.25 ammonia ( could hardly tell, almost positive it was 0)
 Overall, Im very pleased and glad i made the purchase! My goldfish tank needs work however, but im sure itll be perfect in no time!

 

[attibones]

Do you have live plants in the tank? You should have some nitrAte present. It's not necessarily a bad thing that you don't have it, but nitrates are almost always present if there are no live plants. But good job on keeping your levels low. 

 

[ThatAquaristChick1234]

Do you have live plants in the tank? You should have some nitrAte present. It's not necessarily a bad thing that you don't have it, but nitrates are almost always present if there are no live plants. But good job on keeping your levels low. 

no live plants

 

[This Old Spouse]

It looks by your sig like you have 3 male bettas in one tank?? And two goldfish?

 

[Lunar Jetman]

It looks by your sig like you have 3 male bettas in one tank?? And two goldfish?

Must be something wrong with the sig surely?

 

[sadguppy]

How long have the fish been in the tank? I'd hope its over 6 weeks or you fishless cycled, or those results may not be that good...

 

[Metka]

Must be something wrong with the sig surely?

 
I hope so. 3 male bettas in 1 tank? I sense a blood bath coming.
Back on topic: If you're reading 0-0-0 across the board, surely that shows that the tank has yet to cycle?
In my tank, it has a constant reading of 0-0.25 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 10-20 nitrates... the live plants help keep the nitrates in check (along with a few water changes to help)
If you have no ammonia, it's a good sign - it means the tank is balancing out the fish waste. If you have no nitrites, its a good thing - means the nitrates are eating them - but if you both of these and still have no nitrates... it must mean you either produce too few ammonia, and your nitrates are dieing off - or your tank just isn't cycled.

 

[misterpro]

Wild guess...

She forgot to shake & bang nitrate bottle nr2 for at least a minute... And that nitrate is a false 0 reading.

 

[leighton_87]

Wild guess...
She forgot to shake & bang nitrate bottle nr2 for at least a minute... And that nitrate is a false 0 reading.

Agreed - shake the bottle to death before testing and you will get a higher reading

Don't worry about the ammonia / the API test nil is never as yellow as the card suggests so yours is likely to be nil.

Regarding the signature I believe the she has 3 males Bettas but not in the same tank - I jumped to the same conclusion previously and was corrected.

 

[Metka]

Wild guess...

She forgot to shake & bang nitrate bottle nr2 for at least a minute... And that nitrate is a false 0 reading.

 
Now you say that - this is all I can think. How obvious

 

[ThatAquaristChick1234]

It looks by your sig like you have 3 male bettas in one tank?? And two goldfish?

 
 

It looks by your sig like you have 3 male bettas in one tank?? And two goldfish?

No no! Its a 20 gal tropical, the bettas and goldfish are in sperate tanks. I need to fix that! (the sig)

 

[This Old Spouse]

Whew!!

 

[ThatAquaristChick1234]

Whew!!

Ikr!