What Does These Results Mean?

[sarahline]

My tank is a 30 gallons long with rena xp 1 and 50 watt heater. I just set up the tank with the filter that has just the ammonia ...."something" and the form in it. The heater is in 80's degree. No light on top, no pump or thermometer yet. All I have is the gravel in it. The filter and heater is running for about 7 days now. I changed 20% of the water once since I set this up.

Today I got the test kit and this is what I found. Wgat do these measurements mean? Could I introduse one fish in the tank now or I should wait a little bit longer? The result can be considered as approximately as it is my first time to use the kit and I was just follow the manual on how to use this.

Water tap

PH = 7.6
KH = 17.9


Fish tank

PH = 7.4
KH = 17.9
Ammonia test = 0
High range of PH =7.4
Nitrate = 0
GH = 17.9

 

[rowdyburns21]

' I just set up the tank with the filter that has just the ammonia ...."something" and the form in it.'
Sorry i just dont understand that sentence can you re-phase? Have you added any ammonia to your water, are you planning on doing a fishless cycle or not?

 

[GRJ]

I dont understand what you are doing. Fishless cycling? If so, you dont need to do a water change at all untill its cycled. You only really need to test ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, they are the most important ones. PH will fluctuate while the tank is cycling and most hardy fish will adapt to PH over time. I wouldnt add any fish untill you know yourself whats what and have read up on the nitrogen cycle so you fully understand whats going on. Grj

 

[rdd1952]

If you haven't added ammonia to the tank, then you aren't cycling yet. I'm not sure what the ammonia "something" is but I would guess it's some type ammonia remover or Ammo-Lock. Neither will help cycle the tank. As for the test kit. You will only need one of the pH tests as a general rule but you are right on the cut-off for them so you may end up having to test with both. The way it works is that if you test with the low pH test and get a true reading (not the highest number) then you don't need to use the high test (it would just show the lowest reading). If the low test does show the highest number, then you test with the high pH. Because pH ranges are so wide, they had to make 2 different kits to coverit.

 

[sarahline]

I meant I added the ammonia in my tank but I think I added too much. I will check today and see if it drops to 0. Or otherwise I will start again and follow the follow the Fishless cycling step by step. I didn’t measure at first.

I found the fishless Cycling information from this forum I hope It will help. But I will be back
Thanks guys

 

[GRJ]

No problem. Keep us updated!GRJ