Water Test!

[[jdm dc2]]

hey guys i just tested my water at pet co and he had no idea what he was doing so he wrote down the numbers for me.. is their anything i need to worry about?

nitrite- .5
nitrate- 40
ammonia- 3.0
total hardness- 75
alkalinity- 300
chlorine- 0
cloromene- 0
pH- 8.4

 

[Shizat]

ammonia,nitrite, and nitrate you wanna watch out for. since your tank is probably still cycling these are normal readings.

 

[[jdm dc2]]

ammonia,nitrite, and nitrate you wanna watch out for. since your tank is probably still cycling these are normal readings.

cool thanks, howd you know my tank is cyceling? =].. i guess u saw my other posts..

well i have 5 guppies 1 molly and 1 Mono Agentus... the Mono is tight...

 

[Shizat]

I didnt see your other posts but your readings are normal during the cycling process. If I were you I would purchase some amquel or something that neutralizes the ammonia in your tank since this is the most harmful to them.

 

[[jdm dc2]]

I didnt see your other posts but your readings are normal during the cycling process. If I were you I would purchase some amquel or something that neutralizes the ammonia in your tank since this is the most harmful to them.

i wonder why my amonia just shot up becuase it was perfect 3 days ago.. just my pH was high so the guy told me to put in some aqairum salt and come back tomarrow but i didnt have time so i went back 2 days later (which is today) and now my amonia is all of a sudden high?.. everything was perfect before other then my pH...

 

[crazie.eddie]

Ammonia/nitrites will spike if you are either overstocked, insufficient filtration, lots of uneatend food, dead fish, or not fully cycled. Just perform daily water changes (about 15%) until the ammonia or nitrITEs are 0. I suggest you getting a test strip for at least ammonia and nitrites.

It could also be his test strip is inaccurate, since you told me (via IM) that he spilled some water.

Just remember about the mono, since it is semi-aggressive and will probably make a nice meal out of your guppies one day. Plus it will get to be about 10" and will require brackish water conditions.

 

[[jdm dc2]]

Ammonia/nitrites will spike if you are either overstocked, insufficient filtration, lots of uneatend food, dead fish, or not fully cycled. Just perform daily water changes (about 15%) until the ammonia or nitrITEs are 0. I suggest you getting a test strip for at least ammonia and nitrites.

It could also be his test strip is inaccurate, since you told me (via IM) that he spilled some water.

Just remember about the mono, since it is semi-aggressive and will probably make a nice meal out of your guppies one day. Plus it will get to be about 10" and will require brackish water conditions.

yeah, for now hes still a little weenie.. heel be 10 inches in about a year .. so i have a long way for that... by then who knows what will happen...

 

[saratoga]

I didnt see your other posts but your readings are normal during the cycling process. If I were you I would purchase some amquel or something that neutralizes the ammonia in your tank since this is the most harmful to them.

i wonder why my amonia just shot up becuase it was perfect 3 days ago.. just my pH was high so the guy told me to put in some aqairum salt and come back tomarrow but i didnt have time so i went back 2 days later (which is today) and now my amonia is all of a sudden high?.. everything was perfect before other then my pH...

Try adding SeaChem Prime when you add new water. It removes chlorine and at the same time assist in controlling Ammonia & Nitrite.

Just my 2 cents worth ... hope this helps B)

 

[Tropjunky]

if you live in the uk then use ammolock or green-X they will lower all the levels Green-X is a filter media and ammolock is a chemical that u add 2 ur tank

 

[crazie.eddie]

I'm not really a big fan of those ammonia reducing chemicals. Someone brought it up to me, which made sense...You don't want to make your water into a chemical soup. Besides, it's cheaper just doing a water change. Let nature take it's course, the bacteria will finally catch up to support the bioload.

 

[[jdm dc2]]

I'm not really a big fan of those ammonia reducing chemicals. Someone brought it up to me, which made sense...You don't want to make your water into a chemical soup. Besides, it's cheaper just doing a water change. Let nature take it's course, the bacteria will finally catch up to support the bioload.

eddie has got me scared to use any chemicals in my tank.. so im trying to stay away from chemicals.. lol... damn i really need to get my water stright before my fry ! Ive got 2 pregnant gups and 1 should blow any day now...

i need to stick her in a breeding net but i dont know how much longer i should wait until i stick her in..

 

[crazie.eddie]

I guess, if you really need to use it, then go ahead. But if you keep having to apply it, then there's something else you have to look into. Since your tank is still cycling, then there's no need to use it tho, becuase it will eventually go down.

The thing is, if your ammonia keeps rising, then there's a reason, which I mentioned earlier.."Ammonia/nitrites will spike if you are either overstocked, insufficient filtration, lots of uneatend food, dead fish, or not fully cycled".
1. Dead fish - just remove it and perform a water change.
2. Overstocked - reduce the amount of fish, get a bigger tank AND get a bigger filter
3. Insufficient filrtration - Get a bigger filter
4. Lots of uneaten food - Perform a gravel cleaning/water change AND reduce the amount of food.
5. Not fully cycled - Just perform 15% water changes daily until levels remain at 0.