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I just got over a battle with Ick, I followed directions from here with salt and heat, they seemed to work over time but i still lost 10 fish so be prepared.

0 amm,0 nitrites,10-20 nitrates, ph-7.6, 55 gallon with 1 small pleco 1 small catfish, 5 rainbows and 2 tiger barbs. temp is up to 84 and i added salt 1 table spoon for every 5 gallon

flushed four fish in 2 days!! white spots, clouded eyes. not eating. water is fine, all tests normal. 55 gallon, cycled for 2 months before ading fish, tried raising temp and adding salt doesnt seem to work. 2 hob whisper 70 ex. i have done several pwc at about 30 percent and treated water with...

test results from today Ammonia 0, nitrites high, nitrates high, ph7.6 hopefully im almost done

My ammonia down to 1 again, nitrites off the chart, nitrates high about 80, dosed it back up to 4ppm on ammonia. Is the cycle close to being done? 55 gallon about 2 and half weeks into fishless cycle. I used old filter from friends tank and i think this helped speed up process? hw long till...

ammonia 1-2ppm, nitrites high, nitrates high, does back up to 4ppm ammonia, whats next? am i almost cycled? tested this morning after 24 hrs

temp at 80, filter was wet and placed behind cartridge in filter, no air stone just agitation from HOB filter small waterfall, water was dechlorinated. From everything i read i should have seen something, but i havent. thanks for responding 55 gallon, maybe water change?

new 55g 2 weeks into fishless cycle and no movement in ammonia. Using plain ammonia NO surfactants. put in old filter pad from friends aquarium to try and speed things up and no results. readings from this morning ammonia at 4 approx. 0 nitrires and 0 nitrates. any suggestions thanks