Aquarium Progress

            My aquarium is doing well so far. It has only been a couple of days, less than a week, since we have set it up. The water is crystal clear with no particles or dirty water in it. Clean water also means a fantastic filter that is working well. I know it is working because the water runs out like it should and there are bubbles. There are no decorations floating in the water, they are in the gravel like they should. Along with all of that doing well, the gravel still looks clean from when we washed it.

Although it seems to look good, we did some tests just to make sure.  The temperature is not too hot or cold, 82 degrees Fahrenheit, is a nice environment for the aquatic life to live. Now it is time for the ammonia and nitrate tests to conclude the information needed in order to put the fish in the tank. My aquarium’s results were relatively close to the perfect results. The ammonia sample turned a yellow-green color, an acceptable result, to reach a 0.25ppm. Since this was an acceptable level, I did not have to make changes to the tank. Then came the nitrate test that I followed to the tee and my results reflected it. The final color was a yellow-orange at a level of 5ppm. The acceptable level was below 40ppm, so my group was well under. Next thing we did was a chlorine, hardness, alkalinity, and pH test. The results compared to the color key was; chlorine of 0ppm, hardness of 250ppm, alkalinity of 240ppm, and a pH of 7.8.

            All of the test results were acceptable; therefore we changed nothing about our tank. The perfect results meant that we could purchase our fish for the aquarium. The fish would be able to live in the tank water due to the levels being what they are supposed to be. There was no chlorine in the water so the fish would not die. Aquatic life would thrive in the aquarium because our water was the environment needed for it. Our results mean it will be easy for the fish to be acclimated to the tank.