today my new plants arrived and they have been placed in the tank ,
new tank 2 weeks old water chemistry baseline was as you would expect
tank is 100 litres in size ( 1 us gallon = 3.7litres)
Ph = 7.2
Ammonia, NH3 = 0
toxic Ammonia NH4 = 0
nitrite NO2 0
Nitrate NO3 NEG trace
this was tap water + conditioner as you would expect , perfectly clean apart from a really negligable nitrate trace,
pre water change pre plants ,
Ph = 7.4, NH3= 0.3 , NH4 0.01 -0.03 , NO2 (ite)- 3.3 NO3 = 20
as you would expect , higher than average nitrires , because of the new status of the filter , I am using the Interpet (uk) filter start preparation , to kick start the bacteria , however this seems to be slow acting as it has been 2 weeks already,
Now plants are in , and will see how the reading change ,
just performed a water change of 30 Litrers, to try and bring the NO levels ,down and reduce stress of fish
re tested , are now ,
PH 7.3
NH3. = 0.1
NH4 = <0.01
NO2,= 1.6,
NO3, = 25
, will do water change in another 3 days , of 15 litres, to bring levels down and retest before and after , plants in the tank are
cabomba ,
hogwart ,
hairgrass ,
vallis small
water lettuces , x5
hippodures , and bacoupe carolinia
please share your thoughts on how the water chem should change , i have in tank 2 small bettas, females, 7 cardinal tetras , 6 guppys ,
this explains the higher nitrates ites levels
new tank 2 weeks old water chemistry baseline was as you would expect
tank is 100 litres in size ( 1 us gallon = 3.7litres)
Ph = 7.2
Ammonia, NH3 = 0
toxic Ammonia NH4 = 0
nitrite NO2 0
Nitrate NO3 NEG trace
this was tap water + conditioner as you would expect , perfectly clean apart from a really negligable nitrate trace,
pre water change pre plants ,
Ph = 7.4, NH3= 0.3 , NH4 0.01 -0.03 , NO2 (ite)- 3.3 NO3 = 20
as you would expect , higher than average nitrires , because of the new status of the filter , I am using the Interpet (uk) filter start preparation , to kick start the bacteria , however this seems to be slow acting as it has been 2 weeks already,
Now plants are in , and will see how the reading change ,
just performed a water change of 30 Litrers, to try and bring the NO levels ,down and reduce stress of fish
re tested , are now ,
PH 7.3
NH3. = 0.1
NH4 = <0.01
NO2,= 1.6,
NO3, = 25
, will do water change in another 3 days , of 15 litres, to bring levels down and retest before and after , plants in the tank are
cabomba ,
hogwart ,
hairgrass ,
vallis small
water lettuces , x5
hippodures , and bacoupe carolinia
please share your thoughts on how the water chem should change , i have in tank 2 small bettas, females, 7 cardinal tetras , 6 guppys ,
this explains the higher nitrates ites levels