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    Water tests

    Hi,

    Just back from a month away with work. Ordered a API when away as never really tested water before. But I think my results were good, if I've read the charts right?

    ph 7.6
    Ammonia 0
    Nitrate 0
    Nitrite 0

    test result picture

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    Yes those results are fine but now that you're back home they may get a lot more food than they've had while you've been away so keep checking regularly

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    Yep great test but as stated more food means your filters will have to work harder so dont go mad with the food, increase slowly so the filters can keep a pace

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    They've probably been over fed when I was away. The daughter and grand children had that job and kids love feeding the fish

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    hi

    water test is spot on and a small amount of water is harder to look after and you can build a bigger pond as we all started with small ponds but they have a habbit of geting bigger

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    2500g will have to do for now. Just Away start a rotation in Kazakhstan so Maybe in a year or two I'm might managed to squeeze up 4000g.

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    I'd be a little surprised if your nitrate was 0, because this is an end product of the cycle and almost all ponds I know have some...

    Are you sure you did the test right?

    Other than that, yes, ammonia and nitrite at 0 are what we all strive for. But knowing my pond and fish I also know that I have ammonia in it as a burst after I feed them and then it settles back down. So also would depend on what time you did the tests.
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    Can you do the test wrong?

    I followed the instructions

    Nitrate
    5ml pond water add drops and turn up and down few times

    Shake bottle 2 hard before adding drops

    shake tube 1 min

    wait 5 and check against chart.

    Will try again tomorrow just to make sure.

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    Just done the test again. exactly as instructed in booklet. Same result, could it be a bad batch? I just bought the test kit

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    Bottle 1 ten drops to 5ml water.Mix. Shake bottle 2 for 30 seconds. Add 10 drops bottle 2 to test tube. Shake for 1 minute then wait for five mintes for a reading. Thats how i do it. Just looked at the instruction manual and it states to shake bottle 2 for at least 30 seconds.

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    Yes that's what I've done both times. Will have to buy a separate kit tomorrow and try that see if I get different results!



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    Well that's a new kit bought (£11.29) and the 3 rd test done. To me the same results.

    3 test, to different kits. Test done exactly as instructed on box, each test roughly 12 hours apart.


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