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Discus water parameter interpreter

Not sure if your water is right for discus? Enter the values you measured — pH, KH, GH, TDS, temperature, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate — and get an instant color-coded verdict for each one, plus what you need to adjust.

Water parameter interpreter

Enter what you measured — see what's good and what to adjust

Ideal: 28–30 °C
Ideal: 6.0–7.5
Ideal: 1–4 °dKH
Ideal: 3–8 °dGH
Ideal: 150–300 ppm
Ideal: 0 ppm
Ideal: 0 ppm
Ideal: < 20 ppm

Enter at least one measured value to get a verdict.

Ideal values for discus
Temperature28–30 °C
pH6.0–7.5
KH1–4 °dKH
GH3–8 °dGH
TDS150–300 ppm
Ammonia (NH₃/NH₄)0 ppm
Nitrite (NO₂)0 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃)< 20 ppm

Indicative only. Parameter stability often matters more than the exact value. With detectable ammonia/nitrite, act immediately.

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