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Hello, My ph is stuck at 6.0, how can I safely raise it?

Ammonia spike I think I have ammonium not ammonia due to my 6.0 PH. My fish seem perfectly fine. I will do a partial water change though

Ammonia spike Yes I have fish in the tank. Somehow they are still alive and seem fine. I’m wondering if the stability is giving me false readings of high ammonia?

Ammonia spike My ammonia is 8.0 and won’t budge! On day 5 of stability cycle. Does stability cause high ammonia readings? My nitrite and nitrates are at 0 and my PH is at 6. What do these readings mean for my tank? What should I do to correct this ammonia spike and low ph?

I have a HOB tetra whisper. The water is very cloudy now. I’ve been adding prime and stability each day. Do I really have to do water changes every day? I didn’t have to do that the first time I cycled my tank and everything was fine. The only thing that could have cause such a drastic spike is...

Hello, I changed my filter bag not realizing I needed the healthy bacteria and now I’ve had an ammonia spike. I’m trying to cycle the tank again using Stability. I did a 75 percent water change. I added a biobag filled with ammonia crystals to help reduce ammonia. No room in filter so I put...

Hello my name is Brian. I have a 36 gallon freshwater bow tank. I have mostly Molly’s and tetras in my tank. I have lots of questions!!