Six Essential Tests

There are six major things to test your water for to ensure your fish can live in a safe and healthy environment.

• PH
• Alkalinity
• Hardness
• Nitrate
• Nitrite
• Chlorine

These things can all be tested using a simple testing strip (available at your local pet store).

While these six things are essential there is one more important thing to remember when caring for your goldfish habitat and that is the temperature of the water. The temperature for goldfish should always be between 65 degrees and 75 degrees. The cooler the water the less chance for bad bacteria to grow in your tank.