My test results...

[debomb4u]

my [acronym:cb8ec35c28="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:cb8ec35c28] is in the 7.0 7.2 range
ammonia is 2.0 4.0 range
nitrite is 1.0 2.0 range
nitrate is in the 30 40 range

its a aquarium pharmaceuticals freshwater test kit
by the way one of my 2 mollie fry died could this be because of my levels??

[debomb4u]

i got a 2 way breeder kit and a bottle of freeze dried blood worms. my fish are having a hard time eating them so i was wondering if i could put them in a bag and some water let them re hydrate then freeze them? i just wanted to know if anyone has done that before so that all of the fish can get at the food?

Is you tank new? You have really high ammonia levels.

[debomb4u]

ya the tank is about 2 weeks old 3 african dwarf frogs 2 platys 2 mollies 1 rainbow shark 1 red tail shark... ten [acronym:022de56824="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:022de56824]. i'm going to upgrade to a bigger tank once i find a good deal and some money i will test my water out of the tap later once it has sat for awhile.

[Meredith]

Originally Posted by debomb4u

my [acronym:390cd219b6="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:390cd219b6] is in the 7.0 7.2 range
ammonia is 2.0 4.0 range
nitrite is 1.0 2.0 range
nitrate is in the 30 40 range

its a aquarium pharmaceuticals freshwater test kit
by the way one of my 2 mollie fry died could this be because of my levels??

ammonia is toxic to fish at any level, so I would say yes. Also nitrite is toxic as well. Have you read anything about cycling?

[BASSNMAN]

Are you doing any water changes?. If not, you need to remove about 25% of the water and replace it with declorinated water of the same temp as the tank. Do this daily till you get the ammonia and nitrites down or you will kill all of your fish.

[Fishyfanatic]

They are all right debomb. I'd do daily 25% water changes until the ammonia gets below 1. Do not vac the gravel or touch the filters during this process. They should go untouched until the tank is cycled.

looks to me you threw all the fish in without cycling first! you should've started with two until the tank was cycled (ammonia goes up, nitrite goes up, and then they both drop to zero) and then added one or two per week. you will DEFINITELY have to do daily water changes to keep ammonia levels down, and i forsee that it is going to take you a long time to get that tank balanced out. Good Luck!

[debomb4u]

ok yes i have been doing water changes every 2 days. and i know about the cycling. i bought the cycle in a bottle and thought it would cycle immediatly. i did a second test 2 days later and my results were:
[acronym:5050142e19="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:5050142e19] 7.2 my tap water is [acronym:5050142e19="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:5050142e19] 7.6
ammonia 1.0 ammonia 0
nitrite 1.0 2.0 range nitrite .25
nitrate 40 nitrate 0
i will be doing another test tomorrow... i dont want to use it all up
sorry i havnt been on in awhile but i was "grounded"

[debomb4u]

sorry it got moved over the second numbers are my tap water test