I haven't tested any water in so long it's almost funny to pull out test kits, but this is the first tank I've started from scratch in a loooooong time, so I figured I ought to know where I'm at.
pH 5.55 (co2 induced down from 6.5 out of the tap)
NH3 2 ppm
NO2 0 ppm (yay!)
NO3 ~1 ppm
KH 3 deg
GH ~1-2 deg it's low, really low.
PO4 1 ppm
Getting close! I seed the filter pretty heavily from another filter that's running my "moving tank" downstairs (aka the Rubbermaid tub). Glad to see the nitrifying bacteria is doing its job.
I just upped my GH. My aromatica is melting pretty badly, and I think it's the low GH. I've always had problems with aromatica in really low GH.
I also added some Cuprisorb to the filter. My house has copper pipes. There's been some pretty serious discussion over the years on whether or not copper pipes leech significant amounts of copper, and the general consensus is not significant enough to effect freshwater species. However, I'm planning on putting some CRS in here, so rather than risk it, I just picked up some Cuprisorb since it's not too expensive and it's rechargeable.