Thanks everyone....yeah, I am talking about nitrates. All the other readings were nice and what I call normal...or good...ph 7.6, ammonia.25 , nitrite 0 ppm ,,,yah and as I said it is my first tank since 30 years ago...and back then I didnt even worry about any of this...becoming educated has been my enemy for now...Im sure after a while it will be my friend. I just didnt realize things had been so complicated beck when I used to have an aquarium...I guess it was beginners luck way back when.......I might add to this...I tested my tap water and the Nitrates were just about the same as what was in the tank. I will test it again today and see if all the water conditioners changed it after a few hours. Thanks again to everyone.....this forum is great....(Thanks from an old lady newbie, who would think that someone 70 years old would renew a hobby like fish keeping....especially when I also have chickens and horses to care for....