ph, kh, gh, no2, no3 readings

**M0rph3us** · 14th Nov 2002, 19:44

i just got tetra 5 in 1 testkit today and can anyone tell me if this results are ok??
PH: 6.4
KH: 15degrees d
GH: >16degrees d
NO2: 0
NO3: 0

or is there any webbby i can refer to? thanks

**M0rph3us** · 14th Nov 2002, 19:44

i just got tetra 5 in 1 testkit today and can anyone tell me if this results are ok??
PH: 6.4
KH: 15degrees d
GH: >16degrees d
NO2: 0
NO3: 0

or is there any webbby i can refer to? thanks

**M0rph3us** · 14th Nov 2002, 19:44

i just got tetra 5 in 1 testkit today and can anyone tell me if this results are ok??
PH: 6.4
KH: 15degrees d
GH: >16degrees d
NO2: 0
NO3: 0

or is there any webbby i can refer to? thanks

**M0rph3us** · 14th Nov 2002, 19:44

i just got tetra 5 in 1 testkit today and can anyone tell me if this results are ok??
PH: 6.4
KH: 15degrees d
GH: >16degrees d
NO2: 0
NO3: 0

or is there any webbby i can refer to? thanks

**PeterGwee** · 14th Nov 2002, 19:49

With pH at 6.4 and KH at 15dKH...CO2 level is 179ppm!!!!!! I think all your shrimps and fishes would have gone to god by then. IMO..test strips are convenient but not as accurate as those titration method. For pH best is to get a test pen. KH and GH get those titration kits.

**M0rph3us** · 14th Nov 2002, 19:52

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On 11/14/2002 7:49:50 PM

With pH at 6.4 and KH at 15dKH...CO2 level is 179ppm!!!!!! I think all your shrimps and fishes would have gone to god by then. IMO..test strips are convenient but not as accurate as those titration method. For pH best is to get a test pen. KH and GH get those titration kits.
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how do u know its 179ppm??? where can i get such a chart??? but my shrimps and ottos still alive!!! LOL... u mean i shld get another 2 more kits??!???! just spent alot of this one man..

**PeterGwee** · 14th Nov 2002, 19:56

I use them before...IMO an not to flame the quality of the test kit..it is really not that accurate. Use this webby to calculate the amount of CO2 http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm

If you want more precise readings, individual kits are better. Its all up to you. [

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**M0rph3us** · 14th Nov 2002, 20:01

so what testkits shld i get individually for a planted tank??? which ones are important??

**PeterGwee** · 14th Nov 2002, 20:04

Perharps go to chatroom then I tell you..don't want use this as a form of chatting.

**PeterGwee** · 14th Nov 2002, 20:16

Well..alright..pH, KH, nitrate, PO4 and Fe. But for me...only pH and KH. Others just use aga aga method.

**ZeRoC00l** · 14th Nov 2002, 20:51

For me, i dun even fo any tests... well, maybe for NO2 when i see something funny with the fishes.

No prob since day 1 {CHOY touch wood!!} [3yrs ago]. Just play with the CO2 bps till get plants growing well, and fish NOT gasping for air.

For me, I dun bother with the other details, except temp. of course. [

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**sherchoo** · 14th Nov 2002, 21:57

I guess test kits are not really necessary when your tank is doing fine. However test kits are an absolute must if there is something wrong in your tank. By only parameter testing you'll be able to figure roughly what's wrong. That's why I feel that test kits are are a good investment although you think there is no problem with your tank.

**sherchoo** · 14th Nov 2002, 21:59

Did you repeat your kH test again... don't think your kH can go up so high without affecting your tank inhabitants.

**geoffrey** · 15th Nov 2002, 09:01

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On 11/14/2002 7:44:07 PM

i just got tetra 5 in 1 testkit today and can anyone tell me if this results are ok??
PH: 6.4
KH: 15degrees d
GH: &gt;16degrees d
NO2: 0
NO3: 0

or is there any webbby i can refer to? thanks
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Hate to tell you this, Tetra 5 in 1 IMHO stink! Used it and it has never fail to give me wrong readings (esp. NO3). Have switch to Sera individual parameter kits ever since.

**Allen_1971** · 15th Nov 2002, 09:24

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On 11/14/2002 7:49:50 PM

With pH at 6.4 and KH at 15dKH...CO2 level is 179ppm!!!!!! I think all your shrimps and fishes would have gone to god by then. IMO..test strips are convenient but not as accurate as those titration method. For pH best is to get a test pen. KH and GH get those titration kits.
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Not necessarily so... If I remember correctly, the common tables and calculators which we base our calculations assume that your water parameters are not influenced by other buffers and also you don't have things like peat moss etc in your tank. For example, I think some PH-up/down solutions can screw these up... though its been so long since I last read about this that I forget most of the details.

I'm sure DEA should be able to comment...

Morpheus,

I would retake the readings again though, 15dKH is pretty high.

**PeterGwee** · 15th Nov 2002, 16:32

The problems with the strips is that the colours tend to spread over to each other and thus giving bad or false reading not to say how well you can judge the colours from the table on the container.

**M0rph3us** · 16th Nov 2002, 19:06

i have retaken the readings today and here are the result
PH: 6.4
KH: 3degreed
GH: &gt;6degreed
no2: 0
no3: 0
hows it now? darm it man wasted $25 on this lousy testkit [

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**Allen_1971** · 16th Nov 2002, 23:22

muhahahah... live and learn... don't worry we've all wasted money on things before... $25 is cheap compared to some of the mistakes I've made... anyway, the readings look normal now [

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**PeterGwee** · 16th Nov 2002, 23:45

If the readings are somewhat more accurate, your CO2 level is about 35ppm. To me it is on the high side...Bclee will beg to differ as he likes it to be around 30-35ppm (CO2 maniac!!! LOL [

])...if your fishes and shrimps look normal then i think its okay. [

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**DEA** · 17th Nov 2002, 00:29

co2 isn't a big concern especially if you have high kH
softwater plants juz happen to be able to survive in softwater
u dump them into hardwater, they will explode with growth
i find the kH to be more of a fish thing, cos some fish don't like hard water

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