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:o)rosie:o) Member

Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 157 Location: Aus
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:16 am Post subject: Water testing my breeding tank |
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hey every1
I've started cycling my tank for the guppies & I wanted to know what should I have ina test kit? I know I need to test for ammonia, nitrAtes & nitrItes but is there nething else?
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t_chelle16 Moderator

Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Those are the main 3. You can also test for pH, KH, and GH, but they're not as important and don't have to be monitored as closely. As long as the pH is somewhere between 6 and 8 and is stable, it's fine. And as long as the KH and GH are both between 100 and 300 and are stable they're fine.
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:o)rosie:o) Member

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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks chelle. I did a PH test the other day & it was about 7 - 7.5. |
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