Can someone please check these water readings?

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ang

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I think they are Ok, just want to make sure:

OK, I have 3 tanks, the first one's readings were:

PH 7.0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20
Nitrite 0

The second tank,

PH 7.0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 5.0
Nitrite 0

Third tank,

PH 6.6
Ammonia 0.25
Nitrate 10
Nitrite 0

I did a water change, on the third one because of the ammonia, and then the readings were this:
PH 6.8
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 10
Nitrite 0

Are these readings OK?
 
Tank one is fine, although nitrate is getting a little on the high side. This can be fixed easily with a water change.

Tank two is fine.

Tank 3 is fine. But if you tested and there was ammonia present before the water change, be sure to keep an eye on that over the next few days.
 
Thanks Joan,

I am testing it daily for a while, just to make sure. Today it was clear!

I think it is because there is no filter in that tank, because the babies keep getting sucked up it!

I am getting one that attaches on to the bubbler on Tuesday, that will hopefully have less suction.

I am just going to keep doing daily part water changes until I get it, because the water still looks a little bit milky.
 
Sponge filters are great. The ones that attach to the air pump. I used them for my larvae when they got a little bigger.

How big are the babies? If they're really tiny, I'd keep them in small containers and do 100% water changes daily.
 
Hi Joan, they are about 1 cm long, too many of them to keep in small containers, (would need alot of them lol)but they are doing really well in the tanks, I have them in two tanks, there are about 200 of them survived so far!

I tested the water again today, and still no ammonia, so looking good.
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