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I fed the peas yesterday afternoon. I'll give it a little to see if there is a change. I have not fed the tank regular food in about 24 hours. Should I feed peas again, and if so how long between the feedings? This is my first "real" tank, with "real" issues. Thanks in advance.

I have a powder blue gourami that I have had since January. I have a 55 gallon tank that finished cycling in January. Ammonia and Nitrites are 0,Nitrates are 5ppm, pH is 7.4 and Temp is 78.1. There are 8 other gourami in the tank none of which are showing the same condition. The "green" in the...

My 55g tank finally finished cycling after 9 weeks. Ammonia is 0ppm, Nitrite is 0ppm, Nitrate is 5ppm, pH is ~7.4 and the temp is 78.2. I have driftwood that is still leaching Tannins into the water, and would like to do a pwc to clear some of the tannins. Being this close to the end of the...

The pH really only dropped this week. It has been pretty consistent at about 7.2 since we started the tank the end of November. I've been doing water tests every few days, and treating with Prime while the nitrites were higher, as to not stress the fish too much. I'd like to add more...

I tested my water this morning, with the following results: - pH - 6.2 - Ammonia - 0 ppm - Nitrite - 0.25 ppm - Nitrate - 5 ppm The nitrites were 1.0 ppm and the pH was 7.2, the middle of the week. The pH has been pretty consistent at 7.2 - 7.4 throughout. - Does this now mean I'm close to...

Thanks for the info.

Thank you for the info. I will definitely continue using the Prime.

Thanks for the answers and insight. I will dose with Prime and continue to monitor nitrites. I figured the bacteria responsible for conversion weren't established, just thought they would grow a little quicker than they are.

Will continuing with 15-20% water changes every few days help or hurt the cycle? I want to keep the levels in check as to not put too much stress on the fish. Should I be dosing the tank with anything to help speed up the process? (Nite Out, Stability, Prime, etc)

I have a 55gal tank with a filter rated for 110gal. The tank has been cycling since 11/29/17 with fish in. I saw the ammonia spike and now it is at 0 ppm, Nitrites are at 1.0 ppm and Nitrates are between 10 and 20 ppm. I just did a 50% water change on Monday, bringing the Nitrites down to 0.5...