Water test results--good? - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

guitarsrmine · 01-18-2010, 06:23 PM

I just did a 25% water change,and got my test kit out, and these were the resluts----------Ph-7.2-7.6; Ammonia-0 ;NO2-0; and N03-10. Do these fall within yur expert opinions as good? According to the manual in the kit, they were all in the "safe" range. It is a 55 gallon tank, stocked with app. 25 guppies, some juvies and some adults; 2 adult neon tetras, and 1 clown loach. I have a small assortment of live plants,2 outside power filters(the hang on the back of the tank kind) and I do weekly 25% water changes. Does this sound good to you experts?? I have another 55 gal. tank, and I'll post the results or it later. Thanks for any of your input and opinions!

sajata · 01-19-2010, 12:36 AM

do you add any type of fertilizers?

ukamikazu · 01-19-2010, 06:01 AM

For fish, that's great. For planted aquaria, we usually sit a bit higher on the nitrate side and try to keep it there.

I, for example will happily stay at 20-30 ppm's which is okay for fish and some will go as high as 40 ppms, not so good for fish but not lethal either, certainly a little uncomfortable, but those aquariums with that high of nitrates are usually plant only.

guitarsrmine · 01-19-2010, 07:55 AM

I use liquid ferts-alternating between API's Leaf Zone, and Seachem Flourish.

ukamikazu · 01-19-2010, 08:21 AM

Just about all the general purpose fertilizers and plant foods will contain nitrate but nothing that will pollute your water in any given time frame, so you are most likely fine.

01-18-2010, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
guitarsrmine Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rocky Grove, Pa. Posts: 6	Water test results--good? I just did a 25% water change,and got my test kit out, and these were the resluts----------Ph-7.2-7.6; Ammonia-0 ;NO2-0; and N03-10. Do these fall within yur expert opinions as good? According to the manual in the kit, they were all in the "safe" range. It is a 55 gallon tank, stocked with app. 25 guppies, some juvies and some adults; 2 adult neon tetras, and 1 clown loach. I have a small assortment of live plants,2 outside power filters(the hang on the back of the tank kind) and I do weekly 25% water changes. Does this sound good to you experts?? I have another 55 gal. tank, and I'll post the results or it later. Thanks for any of your input and opinions!

01-19-2010, 07:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
guitarsrmine Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rocky Grove, Pa. Posts: 6	Re; I use liquid ferts-alternating between API's Leaf Zone, and Seachem Flourish.

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01-19-2010, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
sajata Almost Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chester Springs PA Posts: 199	do you add any type of fertilizers?

01-19-2010, 06:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
ukamikazu Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Posts: 258	For fish, that's great. For planted aquaria, we usually sit a bit higher on the nitrate side and try to keep it there. I, for example will happily stay at 20-30 ppm's which is okay for fish and some will go as high as 40 ppms, not so good for fish but not lethal either, certainly a little uncomfortable, but those aquariums with that high of nitrates are usually plant only.

01-19-2010, 08:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
ukamikazu Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Posts: 258	Just about all the general purpose fertilizers and plant foods will contain nitrate but nothing that will pollute your water in any given time frame, so you are most likely fine.