ShadoeFox
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi, I just got into the hobby, and yesterday got an API Master Freshwater Test Kit because everyone here seemed to be certain I needed one.
I normally do water changes for my Bettas mini-tanks and my bigger Tanks on wednesday's, so i waited till today and tested everything BEFORE doing a water change (Except the bettas. I did them like usual.)
My test results actually confuse me and have me a bit worried.
My straight out of the tap water is
PH: 7.6
Ammonia: 1.0
Nitrite: .5
Nitrate: 40
My declorinated water (I wasn't sure if it would matter. I haven't added any biological supplement yet.)
PH: 7.6
Amonia: 1.0
Nitrite: .25
Nitrate: 50
My 10 Gallon tank, which I've made every mistake in the book on (I set it up and put fish in maybe a week later with only Petsmart telling me "it looks okay" water test wise. I have been running it a month and a half and have 7 one inch guppies. one Black Khuli Loach, and three ghost shrimp which I foolishly let my fiancee talk me into purchasing yesterday) in the tank. It's running a Aqueon quietflow 10 HOB
PH: 7.6
A: 0
Nitrite: 2.0
Nitrate: 10
As a note, it's also planted with some plant's I'm not sure of and some Mondo Grass that I was planning on pulling out of the tank during water change since I found out it WASN'T aquatic after all (The other plants I'm pretty sure are, but I forget what they are.) There's also a small Japanese Moss Ball in the tank. I was also planning on adding a bit of Java Moss I got yesterday to it as well.
My 37, which has been sitting fishless for the last week-week and a half (Though it contains one live Moss ball) and to which I'm planning to add a Java Moss too is:
PH 7.6
A .25
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 10
Frankly at this point I'm not even sure how I'm supposed to tell if the 37 is doing anything cycle related (I haven't added food, mostly due to it always testing positive for amonia at the LFS) and I'm worried about even DOING the PWC on my ten gallon with the Ghost Shrimp in it.
Please help the panicking new guy!
I normally do water changes for my Bettas mini-tanks and my bigger Tanks on wednesday's, so i waited till today and tested everything BEFORE doing a water change (Except the bettas. I did them like usual.)
My test results actually confuse me and have me a bit worried.
My straight out of the tap water is
PH: 7.6
Ammonia: 1.0
Nitrite: .5
Nitrate: 40
My declorinated water (I wasn't sure if it would matter. I haven't added any biological supplement yet.)
PH: 7.6
Amonia: 1.0
Nitrite: .25
Nitrate: 50
My 10 Gallon tank, which I've made every mistake in the book on (I set it up and put fish in maybe a week later with only Petsmart telling me "it looks okay" water test wise. I have been running it a month and a half and have 7 one inch guppies. one Black Khuli Loach, and three ghost shrimp which I foolishly let my fiancee talk me into purchasing yesterday) in the tank. It's running a Aqueon quietflow 10 HOB
PH: 7.6
A: 0
Nitrite: 2.0
Nitrate: 10
As a note, it's also planted with some plant's I'm not sure of and some Mondo Grass that I was planning on pulling out of the tank during water change since I found out it WASN'T aquatic after all (The other plants I'm pretty sure are, but I forget what they are.) There's also a small Japanese Moss Ball in the tank. I was also planning on adding a bit of Java Moss I got yesterday to it as well.
My 37, which has been sitting fishless for the last week-week and a half (Though it contains one live Moss ball) and to which I'm planning to add a Java Moss too is:
PH 7.6
A .25
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 10
Frankly at this point I'm not even sure how I'm supposed to tell if the 37 is doing anything cycle related (I haven't added food, mostly due to it always testing positive for amonia at the LFS) and I'm worried about even DOING the PWC on my ten gallon with the Ghost Shrimp in it.
Please help the panicking new guy!