are these testing levels ok???

scottgotts

Member
ph level- 8.5
alkalinity- 340
nitrite .5
nitrate 15
my tank has been running for a week are those safe levels???
is there anything else important i need to test for???
 

carshark

Active Member
Originally Posted by scottgotts
ph level- 8.5
alkalinity- 340
nitrite .5
nitrate 15
my tank has been running for a week are those safe levels???
is there anything else important i need to test for???
you also need to to test calcium, and phosphates, your levels are not ok, wait at least 3 more weeks and try to wait until your nitrite,nitrate, and ammonia are at 0!! oh yeah you need to test ammonia too!! and your ph is a little high shoot for 8.2 if you can, whats your salinity(SG)? whats your temp? the alk will come down with the ph, what kind of water did you use? how much live rock do you have? how much substrate do you have? what size tank is it? are you shooting for corals or just FOWLR? need more info .... :jumping:
 
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