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Edith Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2006	I have just checked my water everthing is at o p.h is 72 is it ok for the nitrates to be 0 edith
Posted 02-Oct-2006 01:37
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005	Unless you did a 100% water change there should be at least some nitrate. How old is the tank? Is it possible that it hasn't fully cycled yet?
Posted 02-Oct-2006 02:11
Edith Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2006	The tank is 5 months old but a month ago we had trubles with the natrates being 80 we got that down buy doing 25% water changes every week. And now it is all at 0 but the p.h edith
Posted 02-Oct-2006 02:37
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	Edith, If your test kits are correct then everything is ok, if the tank is not planted (as the plants like some Nitrates as food, you know). There is no problem in the tank if all values (ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates) are 0, that is good. Just to clarify, when you say your ph is 72 then you mean 7.2, right? Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 02-Oct-2006 17:46
Edith Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 30 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2006	Yes I did mean 7.2 sorry for the miss type. Thank you all for helping me with this. as I said we had trublel with the big tank and lost 3 fish. The nitrates were to high and I didn't have any one to help now we have that fixed thank's to all you.And I just want to get the new tank right no dieing fish edith
Posted 09-Oct-2006 14:00


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