Newb who still needs help understanding water parameters!

[TheReefDiary]

Okay so it's been a little over a month since I got my tank. I cycled the tank using fritz and ammonium chloride. Tank cycled and I put in 2 fish. I currently have to other quarantining in a separate tank.

My salinity is 1.025
My ph is 8.0
My nitrate is 0 (or at least difficult for me to detect any on test)
My nitrites are at 1.0ppm
My gh is 180
My kh is 180

Are these parameters good for the age of the tank? What parameters am I looking for before adding the other 2 fish to the tank? They still have a while in quarantine at least 3 weeks but I want to know when I can add them.

Thanks in advance.

 

[nereefpat]

If ammonia is zero, and temperature and salinity are reasonable, then the tank is safe for fish.

Salinity is fine
pH is fine
Low nitrate is good, although this is puzzling since you show 1 ppm nitrite. The kits we use for nitrates will read falsely high if nitrite is present. No big deal either way.
Nitrite, since this is saltwater instead of fresh, would be safe for fish at that level. Personally, I would wait for that to be 0 before adding more fish.
GH (general hardness) is not useful in saltwater, as it will read off the charts. So the value is screwy, but it doesn't matter.
KH (alkalinity) of 180 ppm is fine. Most of us use the dKH scale, which would equal about 10 dKH.
If you eventually want corals, I would add a calcium kit to your collection.

 

[TheReefDiary]

If ammonia is zero, and temperature and salinity are reasonable, then the tank is safe for fish.

Salinity is fine
pH is fine
Low nitrate is good, although this is puzzling since you show 1 ppm nitrite. The kits we use for nitrates will read falsely high if nitrite is present. No big deal either way.
Nitrite, since this is saltwater instead of fresh, would be safe for fish at that level. Personally, I would wait for that to be 0 before adding more fish.
GH (general hardness) is not useful in saltwater, as it will read off the charts. So the value is screwy, but it doesn't matter.
KH (alkalinity) of 180 ppm is fine. Most of us use the dKH scale, which would equal about 10 dKH.
If you eventually want corals, I would add a calcium kit to your collection.

Appreciate your reply.