water quality tested

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FishMane25
 
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water quality tested

by FishMane25

i just wanted to let everyone know that before getting my tank(s) established it had been a year and a half of getting my water tested and i just recently set up my 125 gallon tank and got my water tested today and everything read 0 and ph was between 7.5-8! im sooo pumped! thats when u know u do a hell of a job of keeping up on your tanks!


bangme33
 
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by bangme33

ph 6.0 amonia 0.0 nitrite 0.0 nitrate 5.0 never had any problems
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stingraysrule
 
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by stingraysrule

your nitrates and your nitrites are not perfect for a planted tank.
They are not suppose to be at 0.0.


FishMane25
 
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by FishMane25

I don't have real plants


stingraysrule
 
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by stingraysrule

I was talking to Mr. Bang.


jdak702
 
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by jdak702

How new is your tank again fishmane?


BANGME338722
 
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by BANGME338722

was ment to say 0.5 for the nitrate. and if u have no nitrate in your tank hows ya plants ment to grow! was told of a old timer fish keper nitrate up to 1.0 is gd and acceptable


FishMane25
 
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by FishMane25

well this tank is a pre-setup tank. ive had this going a little over a month now. i transferred everything from my 75 gallon over to this. i had 2 whisper 60 hob filters from my 75 i threw on my 125 for about a week to keep it going. i have a wet/dry with a 30 gallon sump running it, so its not really new but the acually setup for me is, and i bought the whole setup from one of my lfs used.


jdak702
 
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by jdak702

Wet/dry help a lot in filtration. So much oxygen...


Mikaila31
 
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by Mikaila31

Nitrites should always be at zero, planted or not! Nitrates should be at least 10-20 for planted. Also no test I know of can read 0.5 nitrates...

My stats IDK... I could test but meh. It will just be like ph 7.2, Ammo 0, Nitrite 0, and Nitrate like 40ish.

Wet dry won't convert any differently. All the oxygen does it allow a greater amount of bacteria on a smaller surface... However bacteria will still be limited buy the amount of waste.

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