Fish Tank Settings

[Trueblue]

Hi folks,

Can someone please post what my settings should be for, Amonia,Nitrite and Nitrate as I think I could have a problem. I had asked this before but my pc crashed and lost all my saved doc's.


Thanks for your Help.

Charlie.

 

[TropicDan]

Ammonia and nitrites should always be as close to 0 as possible. As far as nitrates <30 is acceptable. If ammonia and nitrites are over .25ppm you should do 25-30% water changes daily to keep the toxins down while your biological filter builds.

 

[JenCliBee]

ammonia and nitrite should be 0 not close 2 really....... nitrate is a very confusing 1 cause ppl have high nitrates with no problems at all but around the 10-20 mark is probably the average lower the better.


jen

 

[Trueblue]

Thanks for replies. Its my Nitrate I am worried about. Fish seen to be Ok but when I did the test of the water it is a dark red and about 120. What do you have to do to get it lower. I have 3 tanks 2x 24" and 1x 48" and all have very high readings. All other readings seem to be OK.


Thanks.

 

[JenCliBee]

a big water change say 50-60% will lower it and if it's still 2 high wait a few hours and do another slightly smaller 1.. wots levels are in ur tap water and wot test kit u using 2 test for nitrates?



jen

 

[Cantbesaved]

a big water change say 50-60% will lower it and if it's still 2 high wait a few hours and do another slightly smaller 1.. wots levels are in ur tap water and wot test kit u using 2 test for nitrates?



jen

^ What she said! Just do a big water change, wait a few hours and test again!

 

[JenCliBee]

a big water change say 50-60% will lower it and if it's still 2 high wait a few hours and do another slightly smaller 1.. wots levels are in ur tap water and wot test kit u using 2 test for nitrates?



jen

^ What she said! Just do a big water change, wait a few hours and test again!

ahem ...... u mean wot he said pmsl

 

[shelaghfishface]

a big water change say 50-60% will lower it and if it's still 2 high wait a few hours and do another slightly smaller 1.. wots levels are in ur tap water and wot test kit u using 2 test for nitrates?



jen

^ What she said! Just do a big water change, wait a few hours and test again!

ahem ...... u mean wot he said pmsl

thats not the first time thats happened eh??

 

[rocknurworld2006]

a big water change say 50-60% will lower it and if it's still 2 high wait a few hours and do another slightly smaller 1.. wots levels are in ur tap water and wot test kit u using 2 test for nitrates?



jen

^ What she said! Just do a big water change, wait a few hours and test again!

ahem ...... u mean wot he said pmsl

thats not the first time thats happened eh??

i thought he was a she as well lol

Thanks for replies. Its my Nitrate I am worried about. Fish seen to be Ok but when I did the test of the water it is a dark red and about 120. What do you have to do to get it lower. I have 3 tanks 2x 24" and 1x 48" and all have very high readings. All other readings seem to be OK.


Thanks.

how often do you do water changes and how much?

 

[Ace Of Spades]

120 is no reason to panic, I bet you have high nitrates in tap water . I think it was proven that up to 400 nitrates wont cause harm to most fish.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

120 is no reason to panic, I bet you have high nitrates in tap water . I think it was proven that up to 400 nitrates wont cause harm to most fish.

yes his should be ok but i wouldnt say to anybody that upto 400 is ok though

 

[Ace Of Spades]

120 is no reason to panic, I bet you have high nitrates in tap water . I think it was proven that up to 400 nitrates wont cause harm to most fish.

yes his should be ok but i wouldnt say to anybody that upto 400 is ok though

Well thats you, but it was proven....

 

[tenohfive]

I've got rainbows that have shown signs of being unhappy in nitrates over 30. The lower the better, and make sure you're reading the instructions properly - you may have a false reading.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

120 is no reason to panic, I bet you have high nitrates in tap water . I think it was proven that up to 400 nitrates wont cause harm to most fish.

yes his should be ok but i wouldnt say to anybody that upto 400 is ok though

Well thats you, but it was proven....

prove it?

 

[JenCliBee]

a big water change say 50-60% will lower it and if it's still 2 high wait a few hours and do another slightly smaller 1.. wots levels are in ur tap water and wot test kit u using 2 test for nitrates?



jen

^ What she said! Just do a big water change, wait a few hours and test again!

ahem ...... u mean wot he said pmsl

thats not the first time thats happened eh??

nah dunno y i get it alot must be the way i stand eh? pmsl