Still Newbie here, did some water tests, whats; next?

Hi!
just letting you know that you dont need to use both PH test kits...

ONly use the high range PH if you are keeping fish that live in a high
PH....Other fish (like goldies and stuff) you can just use the low range ph
kit....
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Hi,

I got ahold of one of those master ater tests and here are the results:

Ammonia - 0
general Hardness - 180 (moderatly hard, very hard)
Carbonate hardness - 110
PH Low range - 7.6
PH high range - 8
Nitrites - 0

What does this mean?
What's my next step?

Btw what is the appropriate water temperature anyway?
My tank is currently at 24C, a friend with a tank said it should be
around 21-22C only??

"Squeek" wrote in message
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Hi!
just letting you know that you dont need to use both PH test kits...

ONly use the high range PH if you are keeping fish that live in a high
PH....Other fish (like goldies and stuff) you can just use the low range
ph kit....

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I thought that if your PH ended up at the high
end of the low range, you needed to use the next kit. I think that the low
end kit only goes so high, so if your water has a higher PH you need to use
the high end. But only the high end...

A

Spot on. I think that's why the original poster gave us both results.
Tested with low, gave us number which happened to be max or close to
it. Tested with high and gave a more accurate number. Excellent
process if you ask me.

steve

Thanaks,

That was what I did actually.

This master kit comes with tests for nitrites, amonia, hardness GH and
KH and PH low and high.