water tests for a month day by day

markf1fan · 17-03-2011, 12:04 PM

hiya all just wanted to start a thread where im going to show my water tests day by day for one month so we can see how they go and what i do with the pond. maybe will be of some interest to others. all will be done with a API TEST KIT. i have RO water running in 24/7 with about 200 gallons aday. i am feeding wheatgerm as and when i go outside.
here are todays tests

ammonia (NH3/NH4) 0.50
nitrite (NO2) 0
nitrate (NO3) 0
ph (PEN) 8.2
temp 8.6
tds 264

ogawa only · 17-03-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by markf1fan

hiya all just wanted to start a thread where im going to show my water tests day by day for one month so we can see how they go and what i do with the pond. maybe will be of some interest to others. all will be done with a API TEST KIT. i have RO water running in 24/7 with about 200 gallons aday. i am feeding wheatgerm as and when i go outside.
here are todays tests

ammonia (NH3/NH4) 0.50
nitrite (NO2) 0
nitrate (NO3) 0
ph (PEN) 8.2
temp 8.6
tds 264

where' the kh and gh

Shevyrabbit · 17-03-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by markf1fan

hiya all just wanted to start a thread where im going to show my water tests day by day for one month so we can see how they go and what i do with the pond. maybe will be of some interest to others. all will be done with a API TEST KIT. i have RO water running in 24/7 with about 200 gallons aday. i am feeding wheatgerm as and when i go outside.
here are todays tests

ammonia (NH3/NH4) 0.50
nitrite (NO2) 0
nitrate (NO3) 0
ph (PEN) 8.2
temp 8.6
tds 264

Hi Mark
What's Tds and how do you test for it what are the main one's the important ones is Tds,kh,gh, important what about disolve oxgen

markf1fan · 17-03-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ogawa only

where' the kh and gh

omg more tests every day lol will do them tomo

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Originally Posted by Shevyrabbit

Hi Mark
What's Tds and how do you test for it what are the main one's the important ones is Tds,kh,gh, important what about disolve oxgen

Tds is total dissolved solids, to test this you need a tds electronic pen. then all you do is stick this in the water and it tells you what the tds is. the most important tests are ammonia, nitrite, ph.

terrydog · 17-03-2011, 07:26 PM

hi mark good idea this but could you put on the amout of food your feeding and whats your stock level

markf1fan · 17-03-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by terrydog

hi mark good idea this but could you put on the amout of food your feeding and whats your stock level

stock level is alot lol, as for food amount i would have to start doing this as i normaly just take abit out of a bag and throw it in lol.

terrydog · 17-03-2011, 08:09 PM

what make of tds meter have you got and where did you get it from mate?

Shevyrabbit · 17-03-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by markf1fan

stock level is alot lol, as for food amount i would have to start doing this as i normaly just take abit out of a bag and throw it in lol.

I'am going to measure out mine from now on especially on the tank with the easy but how much do you think Mark?

markf1fan · 17-03-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by terrydog

what make of tds meter have you got and where did you get it from mate?

i got it off ebay and its a HM Digital TDS_3 TDS/TEMP

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Originally Posted by Shevyrabbit

I'am going to measure out mine from now on especially on the tank with the easy but how much do you think Mark?

its really hard to say mate as i dont know what you have in your pond. i have never really kept to an amount but i should do really.i have a auto feeder going on soon which will feed upto 8 times aday lol

markf1fan · 18-03-2011, 07:02 PM

just done tests for today and seems like the nitrite and ammonia maybe on its way up, not feed any food today. have added 200ml of MICROBE-LIFT NITE OUT II today.

ammonia (NH3/NH4) about 0.75
nitrite (NO2) about 0.10
nitrate (NO3) 0
ph (PEN) 8.2
temp 8.7
tds 270