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What are the acceptible water parameters?

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#1 ·
Ello! I know the answer is in a thread somewhere but alas I can not seem to locate it so, I was hoping someone could tell me what the ranges are I need to keep my aquarium water in for the api master test kit


Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
pH:
Hardness (GH):
Alkalinity (KH):
 
#4 ·
pH and hardness depends on who you ask and which species.

Some Wild species do best with pH of 4.0-7.0 and hardness of 1-5 dGh. Another 5.0-7.5 and 1-10. Depends on where they were spawned. Ornamental Betta aren't as delicate so parameters aren't as rigid as Wilds. I wonder if that's because they aren't universally raised under the same conditions? A U.S. pet store supplier a friend knew bred his Betta in parameters of 7.5 pH and 10 dGh.

Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrites: 0 ppm
Nitrates: 10 ppm
pH: 6-8
dGH: 1-14
dKH: 1-14