ahelmes71
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I checked my 55 gal for the first time in quite awhile today with my "TetraTest Laborett." This is probably not the most scientific set up out there, but is likely better than those test strips. It has the little test vials and bottles of various reagents.
Here's what I came up with:
Ammonia: 0 mg/l (is that even possible?)
Nitrites: < 0.3 mgl
General Hardness: 21
Carbonate Hardness: 3
Ph: Somewhere between 7.5 and 8? (Those color charts they provide can sure be subtle to distinguish between with the mere human eye)
According to the little CO2 calculation table in the kit, it looks like I am in the low range on that, probably around 2 - 3 mg/l. I have not been supplementing the tank with any Co2. It also appears from the chart that if I could somehow reduce my tank's ph, it would increase the Co2 in the tank? How does that work?
Do any of you more experienced aquarium chemists have any comments on these stats? Is 21 an unusually high number for General Hardness?
Thanks.
Here's what I came up with:
Ammonia: 0 mg/l (is that even possible?)
Nitrites: < 0.3 mgl
General Hardness: 21
Carbonate Hardness: 3
Ph: Somewhere between 7.5 and 8? (Those color charts they provide can sure be subtle to distinguish between with the mere human eye)
According to the little CO2 calculation table in the kit, it looks like I am in the low range on that, probably around 2 - 3 mg/l. I have not been supplementing the tank with any Co2. It also appears from the chart that if I could somehow reduce my tank's ph, it would increase the Co2 in the tank? How does that work?
Do any of you more experienced aquarium chemists have any comments on these stats? Is 21 an unusually high number for General Hardness?
Thanks.