Water Test Results

[Avinitlarge]

24" tank with quite a few real plants but very few guppies left

Nitrite - 0ppm
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrate - about 10


48" tank with 2 real plants and every think seems healthy

Nitrite - 0ppm
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrate - about 40 or 80, Not sure as they looked the same on the result card, The water turned red

 

[fishwatcher]

I'm not sure what your question is, but off hand I'd say to do a water change to bring down the nitrates in the second tank. You may want to add a few more real plants to help use the nitrates up if they seem to stay kind of high.

 

[Avinitlarge]

I'm not sure what your question is, but off hand I'd say to do a water change to bring down the nitrates in the second tank. You may want to add a few more real plants to help use the nitrates up if they seem to stay kind of high.

What i was meant to say is, Are those levels acceptable, I am gonna do a water change in the 2nd tank later on and i have about 60 plants coming in the next few days

 

[Nauplii]

I second that need of a water change, But more plants should definately keep the nitrate down.
In my 7gal i have 20 or so plants and i have vertually no nitrates. But however in my 13gal i had tonnes of plants and after re-doing my tank ie cut soem of the plants down so i can actually see my fish ive noticed the nitrate going up.

So i think your on the right track and those test results all look fine apart from the nitrate of course