Water Condition level

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What are these reading have to be for Discus

- temp ____

- ph _____

- ammonia reading ____

- nitrite reading ____

- nitrate reading ____

Also, what can I do to bring these reading to the Discus level without using chemical.

[Keith Perkins]

- temp 82 - 86

- ph 6.5 - 7.5 or even slightly out of this range, discus normally don't care a lot as long as it's stable

- ammonia reading 0

- nitrite reading 0

- nitrate reading 5 - 9 or so

Also, what can I do to bring these reading to the Discus level without using chemical.

Have a good bio filter established, don't over populate your tank, and change a lot of water. It's not as hard as most people think, and chemicals are RARELY needed and desired even less often.

Here's a good beginner's thread to read with more useful info.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?86009-Beginner-s-Guide-to-Getting-Started-with-Discus

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- ammonia reading

- nitrite reading

- nitrate reading

these are indicators bacteria levels in the NITROGEN CYCLE in your tank... fish produce waste.. the bacteria break it down

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picture is worth a thousand words.. hope this helps :)

http://www.fishlore.com/Pictures/aquarium_nitrogen_cycle.jpg

http://www.peteducation.com/images/articles/ill_nitrogen_cycle.gif

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Nitrogen%20Cycle.jpg

http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/img/Aquarium_Nitrogen_Cycle.gif

http://puffernet.tripod.com/nitro-cycle.gif

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-85300140756196/nitrogencycle.jpg