Kflory Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I did a water test this evening and some of my levels are “off” or rather different then they normally are. I did a 20% water change on Saturday. I did rinse the filter media in old tank water as well. I use the API test kit: ph 8.0 (it’s usually 7-7.5) ammonia .25 nitrite 0 nitrate the color is between 0 and 5 ppm water temp is 78 degrees should the higher ph and ammonia be concerning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Have you added any livestock recently? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 0.25 ammonia is fine but yeah like @Jeff said, any livestock added in past couple of days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Doing something for Higher ph, no, it should settle to normal. Just keep an eye on it. The last thing you want to do is make rapid changes to your tank. Maybe the city changed something temporarily. You could take a test at the tap and see. It’s actually not a bad idea anyway. Just to know what your water normally is. I’d just watch it for now Edited March 12 by Tony s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kflory Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 On 3/11/2024 at 8:19 PM, Jeff said: Have you added any livestock recently? No I have added or changed anything in over a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 If you’re worried about the excess nitrogen at the moment. You could do another 20% change. Then add some bacteria back in to bolster your cycle. I’d still test your tap though. Just to see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisdom Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Yes to all above. Test your tap water and add some bacteria. Seems odd to me that you would have 0 nitrates, but the higher PH and ammonia means that something changed. Maybe count your fish and make sure you didn't lose someone. Edited March 12 by Wisdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 It might be difficult to tell the difference between 7.5 and 8 on the API test kit. I find the the 7.4 and 8.0 look very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktor zhivago Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Just run the non high range test and if it's maxed out you know the hi range brown is 8 and not 7.4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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