Question: How are my water values?

[MartinBr]

PH: 7,5
Ammonia: 0,005
NO2: 1,6
NO3: 10

How are my values? Just did a major water change and the water is still cycling.

 

[dazkeirle]

As per my sig:

PH is pretty safe, just above neutral

Ammonia - This should be 0, please say what units you're using.

NO2 - Nitrite - This should really be 0, not sure what units you're using we tend to use ppm (parts per million).

NO3 - Nitrate - This should be less that 40 ppm so fine.


As you have some NO2 spike it's showing your tank is beginning it's cycling process, NO3 will begin to rise, NO2 will fall and Ammonia will rest at 0 if my experience and research is right.

 

[dazkeirle]

Here's a pretty good link I use to help understand cycling buddy: Aquariums And Ammonia, Nitrates, Nitrites

 

[MartinBr]

The Ammonia is p.p.m, both No2 and No3 are mg/l

 

[dazkeirle]

Ahh cool, that's the same anyway.

ppm is usually used for gases and mg/l for material like solid and liquid in water.

So to conclude NO2 is higher than it should be, however it's presence alone with water present will create more NO3.

As bacteria builds, the first two values will drop.

I'd do 10% water changes daily if you have your axie in the tank until you have a consistent, 0,0,<40ppm reading.