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Ammonia still at 4ppm (stalling ?) pH risen to 7.9 Nitrite 0.25 - direct proof of bacterial activity I tested my tap water after 24hrs and it showed pH 8.5 !! This is crazy. I really want to bring it down and buffer at 7. I have tried not messing with pH and the fish did not do well. So I am...

@biondoa - I am helping the cycle, raised temperature -> raised bacteria metabolism. No fish/plants in my tank, so it is ok. Will bring down the temp before I introduce fish. @mebbid - going for ember tetras, dwarf rasboras etc. I have not measured the hardness of my water accurately yet...

Ok looks like the ammonia has dropped to 4ppm. Ph 7.6. Temp 88F. Are live plants typically added after the tank cycles (so it does not compete for ammonia ) ? Also I want to buffer my water to 6.5-7 (tap is at 7.8 but I filter through a 5 stage filter that brings down the tds from ~300 to ~2)...

Hello, I hope some of you have done fish less cycling before and therefore can help me here. I started with ammonia in my biorb 8g tank, 14 days back with "janitorial ammonia" from ace hardware (10%). I hit 3ppm on my first add. However since then I have added several doses of stresszyme and...