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Water Quality Parameters

Nitrogen Cyclev2
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DesiredTolerable RangeMonitored
Temperature28 °C27 – 29 °CDaily
pH7.57.3-7.7Daily
Conductivity1250 µS1200-1300Daily
Ammonia0 ppm0-2 ppmWeekly
Nitrite0 ppm0-2 ppmWeekly
Nitrate0 – 40 ppm0 – 100 ppmWeekly
Alkalinity> 50 ppm CaCO350 – 150 ppm CaCO3Weekly
Hardness> 80 ppm CaCO380 – 300 ppm CaCO3Weekly
DO> 5 ppm6 – 8 ppmAs Needed