theotheragentm
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I have a 55-gallon tank, which has a few live plants in them, but it really is quite minimal. I am also running a Rena XP3 filter on it. In the tank I have 4 Gouramis, 3 adult Platies, 1 adult Molly, 2 Panda Cories, 20 or so Molly/Platy fry of various sizes from just born to 1/2", 20 ghost shrimp running around the bottom, and one mystery snail about ping pong ball sized.
This is how little the tank is planted. It does look pretty empty, so that might explain my readings, but read on for that.
The last water change I did was six days ago, and I only changed about 10 gallons or so. I used my AP Master Test Kit tonight and I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 0 nitrates. I'm following in the instructions on the test kit, but I find it hard to believe that I can have 0 on the nitrate.
Can someone maybe give me a pointer as to what I might be doing wrong during the testing? If this is a normal reading, can someone explain it to me? I thought Nitrates should always still exist if the fish are pooping.
Thanks in advance for any help.
This is how little the tank is planted. It does look pretty empty, so that might explain my readings, but read on for that.
The last water change I did was six days ago, and I only changed about 10 gallons or so. I used my AP Master Test Kit tonight and I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 0 nitrates. I'm following in the instructions on the test kit, but I find it hard to believe that I can have 0 on the nitrate.
Can someone maybe give me a pointer as to what I might be doing wrong during the testing? If this is a normal reading, can someone explain it to me? I thought Nitrates should always still exist if the fish are pooping.
Thanks in advance for any help.