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But, how much can Crushed coral in a filter actually bring my PH in a 60gal Tank if I have neutral water from the Tap?

Hehe... I feel your pain... IME, I had the exact same issue. I tried the fishless thing twice and both had the same results. I ended up doing 2x 50% PWC, and the next day I went and got 12 Zebra Danios (in my 60g Tank) and monitored the levels daily. It cycled the next week.

Hey, So, about two years into FW Community fish keeping and all still running nice and healthy. I have been looking into making a step to African Cichilds but my only concern or should I say Question is... My Tap / Tank PH is flat at 7.0 and I've been reading about mixing PFS with Crushed...

No Large amount of Ammonia / Nitrite? What are the readings? On a cycled tank, there shouldn't be any of these showing up..

Patience is the only answer. Keep feeding the Bacteria and your Nitrites will eventually drop to 0. If you have stopped adding ammonia for a while, you may have reduced the amount of Good bacterias and therefore it may take a lil' longer. Welcome to AA

Hello, Maybe review the stocking list of your tank. As for the fish death, any amounts of Ammonia / Nitrites are considered Toxic to fish, and will kill them above 0.50PPM. I would recommend keeping up with water changes and daily testing. Sounds like the Tank has NOT been cycled.

I used to stress alot when I first started... Since then, I've let nature take its way. My tanks are all fairly stocked and I have not tested the water in a year (But I do keep up with my weekly maintenance). I have not had 1 fish death since. I think sometimes we do too much to try to help, but...

Also, there is no need for Carbon Filter. You can remove that part of the filter. Unless your filter is falling apart, just "Swoosh" your dirty filter in old tank water (NOT TAP WATER as it will kill the Good Bacteria) with every PWC (about 30-50% weekly) Welcome to AA

Hmm. So from what you're saying, my Tetras act pretty much the same except for the pecking the water... Unless they have a noticeable issue (like bloat, gasping, damaged scale, No appetite).. if it was me, I'd just let them be. Your Params are excellent, so I'd just keep an eye on them but not...

I always keep my tube in front of the White background to the right side of the colors, and about 3/4" away from the card.

As for your PH, don't worry about it. Don't use chemicals to get any levels down or up... It does more harm than good. Let nature take care of the PH. A "Stable" PH is more important than a PH that swings. 7.6 Is not bad.

You're almost there. Once you start seeing Nitrates and the Ammonia goes to 0 it's almost time to party.. Poor Fish. 1 Nitrite is too much. Do a PWC 50% to bring Nitrites below 0.5PPM. Change only the water. DO NOT Gravel Vac or change your Filter Media. Also, don't forget to use Dechlor. Treat...

Oh, and if you don't have one already... Get a Python or some knock-off system. It makes PWCs so much easier, especially on bigger tanks.

I may get slapped for saying this, but to each their own... I Cycled all my tanks using fish. Zebra Danios to be exact. I must say this! Get ready for alot of PWC's.. I kept my Ammonia & Nitrites 0.25PPM the whole time! Required 50% PWC every couple days. Takes about 4 weeks to cycle a NEW...

Hehe.. I was just about to say.. 3 Gups = 20 Gups = 60 Gups = OMG!!!!