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I got some gravel from a well kept cycled tank. Hopefully, it'll put me over the top

That's very sound advice, based on what I've experienced! My ammonia is holding right now at .25. I'm keeping up with 20% water changes?? The water is crystal clear, and all the fish are vibrant and in good condition, knock on wood. Is there anything else I should be doing differently, besides...

Thanks for the info there. These are all thing the Pet store didn't tell me! Now I'm having to learn after the fact.

Thanks for the guidance guys.. I did add several fish right before the ammonia spike. I just tested my water and the ammonia is still at .25 ppm, but the nitrates are up around 50 ppm. Hopefully that's a good sign. I'm about to do a partial water change to bring them down

Sorry for the lack of info.. I'm doing a fish in cycle. I have used Tetra Safe Start as well as substrate from a cycled aquarium. The substrate seemed to help, but then my ammonia readings came back up to .25 from zero. Is this normal? I have four glo tetras, a rainbow shark, 2 zebra danios, 2...

I have a question about my nitrogen cycle... I have a 20 gallon tank that's been cycling for two weeks. Yesterday, I had zero ammonia and nitrite readings, using then API master test kit. My Nitrates were 20 ppm. Today, however, my ammonia has jumped back up to .25 or .35 ppm and my nitrates are...