Can someone help please

[Tanya farrell]

I have a 160l tank for tropical , I have taken a test could someone just clarify that the test is ok , thank you

 

[fluttermoth]

Sorry, it's impossible to tell from that picture; there's no way of knowing what test is for what substance!

Could you write them down, please? Is your tank cycling? Fish-in or fishless?

 

[Tanya farrell]

Ph 7.6
Kh. 270
Gh. 125
No3. 25
No2. 0.5

No fish and cycling

Thank you

 

[Tanya farrell]

Any good ?

 

[fluttermoth]

Are you adding ammonia, and do you not have an ammonia test? What is the nitrate level in your tap water?

 

[Tanya farrell]

Ammonia is 0 , how do I test me nitrate in the tap water

 

[fluttermoth]

You test your tap water exactly as you test the water in the tank. It's always useful to know the parameters of your tap water, so you know what's 'normal'. NO3 is nitrate.

You need to be adding some source of ammonia to the tank; without something for the bacteria to feed on they won't grow and it won't cycle.

 

[Tanya farrell]

Tap water for no3 is 25

 

[fluttermoth]

So, it's not really cycling yet, or the nitrate would be going up in the tank, compared to the tap.

Are you adding ammonia? If you're not, then nothing much is going to happen.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

http://www.fishforums.net/threads/cycling-your-new-fresh-water-tank-read-this-first.421488/

This link will explain cycling... why to do it, and how to do it?

 

[Tanya farrell]

Thank you