IS my tank water good? i'm new

[sacy]

i just bought some test kit to test my tank water i need to know is my tank water good?? As my tank is very overstocked!!
can anyony tell mi? sorry for e double post

Ammonia=0 ppm
Nitrit=50 ppm
GH=>7d <14d
KH=3d
pH=7,2

thankz

 

[Menagerie]

Nitrit=50 ppm

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In an well cycled tank ammonia and nitrIte should be undectable. NitrAtes are usually tolerated up to 40 ppm.
I am surprised you are not seeing problems with nitrIte poisoning, which is as serious as ammonia poisoning. You need to be doing PWC everyday to get that value down.

 

[Pufferpunk]

How big is your tank & what's in there? How long has it been set-up? What did you do to cycle it?

 

[Billsgate]

Your tank is seriously overstocked. I am also very surprised that your fish stay alive. Even a discus? It would already be bad if you had a discus alone in a 10 gallon, let alone when youu have THAt much fish in there with him.

I would seriously consider getting a bigger tank or return some fish to your lfs. They will never live a healthy or happy life in that tank.

Sorry to be the one to bring this to you......
But on the bright side, you can go and get a bigger tank!!!

 

[oscarbreeder]

Billsgate is 100% correct.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I didn't realize you were talking ablut the tank in your sig. You have enough fish in there for a 30-40g tank! Discus are very sensitive to water conditions & need pristine water at all times.

 

[sacy]

i'm thinking of moving them to my other 45gal tank.But e tank i have use it to kept my pet hamster =x
i need to find another place for my hamster first

 

[Pufferpunk]

Can you purchase some Bio-Spira from your fish store? Then you can just clean out the hamster tank with a 5% bleach solution, rinse well, fill up with water, add dechlor, empty again, fill up with warm water & get it to 80 degrees. Then add the Bio-Spira & your fish (of course gravel, etc also). The hamster can live in the smaller tank, or take it back to the store.

 

[sacy]

i will do it after my eaxm.
Btw my 45gal tank has an overflow sys built in. can i use e overflow sys to filter e tank. i planing to make it a plant tank