Hello Everyone,
I've had betas for some time now, however 6 or so weeks ago I made the foray into keeping tropical fish for the first time. My current setup is a 29 gallon tank, a Tetra Whisper ex30 filter, and a submerged heater that the name of currently eludes me.
The current residents are:
2.4.0 Assorted Platys
0.0.3 Corydoras
The tank is also planted with crypts and Java Ferns.
The tank has yet to cycle. I am trying to achieve this by going with the advice given to me by my local Big Al's fish guys.
Over the weekend I purchased an API master test kit, and after doing a few tests to ensure I was able to most accurately follow the instructions I have finally acquired a set of results that I can say are pretty close to correct.
Ammonia: Between 0.0 and 0.25 ppm
Nitrite: 2.0 ppm
Nitrate: 40 ppm
pH: 8.0
Water Temperature has been constant at 25 deg C
It's my understanding that for the first three tests above, the ideal levels should be 0, however I am unaware of what the real effect of the numbers listed above are having on my fish. Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I've had betas for some time now, however 6 or so weeks ago I made the foray into keeping tropical fish for the first time. My current setup is a 29 gallon tank, a Tetra Whisper ex30 filter, and a submerged heater that the name of currently eludes me.
The current residents are:
2.4.0 Assorted Platys
0.0.3 Corydoras
The tank is also planted with crypts and Java Ferns.
The tank has yet to cycle. I am trying to achieve this by going with the advice given to me by my local Big Al's fish guys.
Over the weekend I purchased an API master test kit, and after doing a few tests to ensure I was able to most accurately follow the instructions I have finally acquired a set of results that I can say are pretty close to correct.
Ammonia: Between 0.0 and 0.25 ppm
Nitrite: 2.0 ppm
Nitrate: 40 ppm
pH: 8.0
Water Temperature has been constant at 25 deg C
It's my understanding that for the first three tests above, the ideal levels should be 0, however I am unaware of what the real effect of the numbers listed above are having on my fish. Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated.