sasm3

hi. my pH is 6.2 and my temperature is 75ºF (24ºC). My ammonia is .0010. Is all of this ok?

Shawnie

no ammonia is ok...0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and under 20 nitrates are OK ...daily water changes with some prime water conditioner will help you finish the cycle

sasm3

thank you

pepetj

At pH 6.2 you don't have ammonia in your tank. What your Ammonia test is reading is Ammonium, which is way less toxic than Ammonia.

When you say 0.0010 what do you mean? I ask because if you mean 0.0010ppm, then your reading is ZERO.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

soldieroffortune1974

I would have to disagree,the reading isn't ZERO;it is .0010. Ammonium is LESS toxic,but still TOXIC just at a more tolerable level.I assume the reading is being obtained by an electronic probe,which is 10000 times more accurate than test strips,and 1000 times more accurate than the liquid test kit. I use the probes myself.

The .0010 reading will eventually disappear and be replaced by 0000 and then the reading will be ZERO.The fish are safe,and shouldn't be stressed by the lower levels of ammonium.

sasm3

yah i guess PPM

sasm3

tnx

isis

I have never heard of an electronic probe... are they expensive? I would LOVE to have one! how do they work?

soldieroffortune1974

They can be expensive,I get mine second hand;all of mine are made by Pinpoint. They are easy to use,just drop the tips in the aquarium,and you get constant readings,no chemicals.As long as they are in the water,they will continue to read everything from water hardness,to ammonia,Nitrites,etc. You can get 1 probe for several differnt tests,or you can buy them individually.

isis

That sounds so cool! I'm going to try and get one!