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Posted: 06 August 2008 at 4:08pm

Hi new on here, just wondering what are the recommnded levels for ph etc.

mine are ammonia: 0 ppm

nitrIte: 0 pm

PH: 7.2

nitrAte 20-40 ppm

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Posted: 06 August 2008 at 5:15pm

Welcome Warry. Your levels seem fine. How long has the tank been running? If it's new and just matured, you may want to do a water change before you actually add any fish, just to reduce the nitrate a bit, if it's mature and full of fish then regular maintenance will keep your nitrate in that range. Pics are more than welcome! (I'm assuming freshwater, tropical?)

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Posted: 06 August 2008 at 5:31pm

Hi there. Welcome to the forum

Levels seem fine, but would be interested to know what fish you have in the setup as different species require (or rather prefer) different PH levels.

7.2 would be fine for the average "Community" tropical setup though.

As Jim says we love photos on here, so it would be great to see some posted up here.

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Posted: 06 August 2008 at 7:15pm

yep ditto to all the above. Its not necessarily the actual chemistry that's important within reason, what is important is the stability of the water chemistry. Many people try to get their water levels to the text book perfect values by adding chemicals but in the long run the chemistry crashes and the tanklife is destroyed. You water seems good for most fish but as SJB says there are some fish that are very picky. is your tap water soft or hard?

And yes please post some pics

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	Hi new on here, just wondering what are the recommnded levels for ph etc. mine are ammonia: 0 ppm nitrIte: 0 pm PH: 7.2 nitrAte 20-40 ppm Many thanks

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jimthefish Moderators Plant Forum Moderator AquaTrax User: YES Joined: 19 October 2005 Last Active: Today Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6246 Articles: 10 Member Rating: 965	Posted: 06 August 2008 at 5:15pm
	Welcome Warry. Your levels seem fine. How long has the tank been running? If it's new and just matured, you may want to do a water change before you actually add any fish, just to reduce the nitrate a bit, if it's mature and full of fish then regular maintenance will keep your nitrate in that range. Pics are more than welcome! (I'm assuming freshwater, tropical?) Edited by jimthefish - 06 August 2008 at 5:16pm
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	Hi there. Welcome to the forum Levels seem fine, but would be interested to know what fish you have in the setup as different species require (or rather prefer) different PH levels. 7.2 would be fine for the average "Community" tropical setup though. As Jim says we love photos on here, so it would be great to see some posted up here.
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manutius Admin Group The Boss AquaTrax User: YES View My Setup Joined: 06 January 2006 Last Active: 03 September 2010 Posts: 16418 Articles: 9 Member Rating: 424	Posted: 06 August 2008 at 7:15pm
	yep ditto to all the above. Its not necessarily the actual chemistry that's important within reason, what is important is the stability of the water chemistry. Many people try to get their water levels to the text book perfect values by adding chemicals but in the long run the chemistry crashes and the tanklife is destroyed. You water seems good for most fish but as SJB says there are some fish that are very picky. is your tap water soft or hard? And yes please post some pics
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