Testing Water

[AdAndrews]

Say if you test the water and say the nitite is high or the P.H isnt right what do you have to do,is there a remedy which will solve it

 

[PRW1988]

Well, Ph isn't too much of a concern if unless you have things like Discus or are want to breed a certain species, or create a paticular biotope. Most fish adapt very well to Ph levels.

As for nitrates, nitrites and ammonia, your best bet is to do a large water change. You had a 15L tank as I saw in the last post so I'd reccomend a water change of maximum 10L. This should lower the Nitrites slowly but surely, also like I said, get your stocking in the tank right.

Maximum of the 4 white clouds and you can get away with the small goldfish if you're changing the water every 2-3days. A 10L water change each time. Be sure to use a dechlorinator on the water so you don't harm your fish.

 

[mark.w.jones]

15 litres is not really suitable for fish at all. Far too small. All you should think about stocking in it is shrimp and snails. For a small community tank the minimum tank size really is around 45 litres. In a stable, balanced, mature tank your readings should be 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite and <50ppm nitrate. If any readings come out higher than this then an immediate water test of 15 - 25% is required followed by a retest to ensure the levels have dropped enough.