Ammonia & Nitrite

[boonc]

I have 7 Zebra danios & 7 Mollies in a 350litre tank which is 3 weeks old.

I'm testing the water daily but I am seeing no movement in either ammonia or Nitrite - they are both sitting at about 0.1PPM - Is this normal? Will they ever go any lower?

I used seachem stability for the first week.

 

[Angel_Queen]

Does your testing kit only go to 0.1? Or does it go lower?
My tetra test for nitrIte only goes to >.3, and that is the lowest value.

 

[xxBarneyxx]

It could be that the test kit is either not properly detecting the lower concentrations of both (so it could be higher then indicated) or that it is reading 0 as 0.1

Ideally I would try and take a sample to your LFS and see if they can test it for you to make sure.

 

[boonc]

It's an Interpet Test Kit - where you disolve various tablets in the water and wait 5 mins etc.

The lowest readings on the scale are 0.1 PPM.

Even my tap water registers 0.1PPM for both Ammonia & Nitrite.

Maybe when I go to buy my next fish I'll take a water sample and then decide whether to get more fish.

I did think about checking the readings of the water that my last fish came in - I forgot though!!

 

[xxBarneyxx]

If the tap water is showing as 0.1 as well I would say its just a problem with the test kit not showing 0.