Are these good water conditions for my fish?

[Jovan]

I have a 10 gallon tank (cycled) and I decided to to check on how the water is doing. The test strips said: (I didn't check for ammonia because I didn't have testing equipment for it) I currently have 3 guppies in there... Will the be OK?
GH:120
KH: 80
PH: 7.5
NO2: 0.5
NO3: 20

 

[Mebbid]

Without ammonia being tested for and with your tank being uncycled I can't really say. The .5ppm nitrite level isn't desireable so offhandedly I would suggest a 50% water change. i would also highly suggest investing in an API Freshwater master test kit as it's more accurate than the test strips.

Realistically you should do a 50% water change any time your ammonia or nitrates are above .25ppm or nitrates are above 40ppm.

 

[Just Another Fish Guy]

How did you cycle your tank? Without knowing your Ammonia reading, I don't think it's accurate to say the tank is cycled.

How long have the fish been in there?

 

[Jovan]

How did you cycle your tank? Without knowing your Ammonia reading, I don't think it's accurate to say the tank is cycled.

How long have the fish been in there?

I took my water to the local pet store and they said it was cycled and ready to to go.

Fish! Fish! Fish!

 

[Just Another Fish Guy]

Did they give you the readings for Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates specifically? My guess would be no and they probably used test strips which aren't very accurate.

I would venture to say that your tank isn't cycled, especially since you have Nitrite readings.

 

[Jovan]

Did they give you the readings for Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates specifically? My guess would be no and they probably used test strips which aren't very accurate.

I would venture to say that your tank isn't cycled, especially since you have Nitrite readings.

Here's the whole story: I gave the water sample to them and they said it was ready. While I was looking for fish, they told me to buy some test strips as they will tell me my water parameters without me having to come back again for a water check. I bought them. Behold! They don't test ammonia! (They didn't give me any specific readings for anything) I feel like a complete idiot listening to them now... Is there any way I can save my guppies?

Fish! Fish! Fish!

 

[Mebbid]

Here's the whole story: I gave the water sample to them and they said it was ready. While I was looking for fish, they told me to buy some test strips as they will tell me my water parameters without me having to come back again for a water check. I bought them. Behold! They don't test ammonia! (They didn't give me any specific readings for anything) I feel like a complete idiot listening to them now... Is there any way I can save my guppies?

Fish! Fish! Fish!

I reiterate my previous post \/

Realistically you should do a 50% water change any time your ammonia or nitrates are above .25ppm or nitrates are above 40ppm.

 

[Just Another Fish Guy]

Yes...do a 50% water change as soon as you can and go pick up an API Freshwater Master Test Kit. It tests for Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH and High pH.

 

[bud29]

I have a 10 gallon tank (cycled) and I decided to to check on how the water is doing. The test strips said: (I didn't check for ammonia because I didn't have testing equipment for it) I currently have 3 guppies in there... Will the be OK?
GH:120
KH: 80
PH: 7.5
NO2: 0.5
NO3: 20

What process did you use to cycle your tank? A cycled tank shouldn't be getting any readings of NO2, and as Mebbid said, you should be testing for ammonia. The API liquid FW master test kit is a very good investment. It tests for ammonia, and is much more accurate than strips. You can find it for around $20 on amazon.

ETA: To save your fish, I would probably do a water change every day until you get your more accurate test kit to see where you're at.