Are my water parameters okay?

[kiwi]

I did a water change for my 10gal on feb. 17th(3 days ago). I've listed my water levels below. Are they okay and if not how can I correct them? I will say that I do not use any chemicals other than Prime conditioner. I do use tap water that is treated with a softener. I tested with API liquid test kit. The only thing living in my tank right now other than live rock is 1 clownfish.

Ammonia: 0.25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 40ppm
pH: 8.0
KH: 179ppm
Specific Gravity: 1.021

 

[Bradsreeeftank]

Nitrates are very high, are you cycling your tank? If so its normal. if your not then you need major water changes. please lmk if you need help.

 

[kiwi]

My tank has been established for about 5 months now. Nothing has ever died in it. I just did I water change like I do every month. Not sure what to do now lol!

 

[DSP]

You need to start using rodi water asap,tap water is horrible and is probally the reason you have high nitrate so before adding anything else to the tank i would start doing waterchanges using rodi water and get the nitrate down.

 

[kiwi]

I'm sorry, but what do you mean by rodi water?

 

[mike007]

It looks like your nitrates are high and you should have no ammonia. Rodi water is water that has been ran through a ro filter system. You need to be doing water changes to bring these levels down.

 

[cjrudy]

Your Salinity is a little low as well, you should be running close to 1.026

 

[Reefing Madness]

If its a fish only tank, everything is fine except for the ammonia showing. If your tank is cycled, then there shouldn't be any in the tank. Retest, if you still get a reading, start doing water changes. Then again, the ammonia may be in your water source. Test your tap water before you put it in the tank next time.