Question: Can someone tell me if these water test readings are okay?

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The gh and kh colors change after 3 seconds but the ph, nitrate and nitrite is what im double checking on.

I have a separate reader for ammonia that i put in and im waiting for it to settle in
 

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i know thhat nitrite is a bad sign and i saw that it looked like it might be a little over zero. so im about to do some clean up and switch to a non substrate environment so there will be less bacteria lingering around. i only had a 3-4inch long area of gravel for them to hunt for worms but i also had the reptile carpet for them. my guess is that this could be trapping bacteria so im going to remove it. is there anything else i should be worried about while testing my water quality? or anything on my picture i posted? haha
 
I would advise an API master water kit. strips tend to be inaccurate.
 
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