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  My water test results

  Posted: September 25th, 2010, 12:22am CDT by jaybo32

  Hey guys
  
  can u assist with my water tests
  
  Again for those that dont know, I am a complete newbie and have NO IDEA how to run a marine tank. This is a tank that I have inherited 2nd hand from family.
  
  The livestock, filters, fans, blowers, protein skimmer and thermometer all came with the tank
  
  so did all the test kits, which iam using now to test the water.
  
  the water was the original water from the tank, we just emptied it into containers and re-poured it back in.
  
  the tank is also full of live rock, i can show pics if required.
  
  Here are my test results based on the kits that came with the Tank.
  
  Tropic Marin KH Alkalinity Test: 5dkh
  
  Tetra Test NO-2 NITRITE: yellow, <0.3mg/l
  
  Tetra Test NO-3 NITRATE: quite red about 50mg/l
  
  Tetra Test NH3/NH+4 Total Ammonia: pale green, 0mg/l
  
  Tetra Test pH: 7.9
  
  Salifert PO4 Profi Test Phosphate: about 0.15ppm
  or 0.06 ppm phosphate-phosphor
  
  
  Are there any other test I need to perform?
  What if the kit is out of date? how will i know?
  How can I change a particular setting, how do I decrease/Increase it?
  
  
  thanks for all the help