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thanks, I added a pinch a couple days ago and will do it again right after the water change. do you know of any possible reasons why my PH dropped from 7.4 to 6.0?

I'm not sure what the temp is exactly. it's a 20 gallon so I was planning on getting just 2 small goldfish. that's if I can ever get the cycle completed...I'm going to do about a 50% WC today and see if that helps.

I'm about 3 weeks into a fishless cycle and was wondering if it's possible to have missed the nitrite spike in my testing. My ammonia usually takes about 48 hours to go from 4.0 to 1.0, then I repeat. My nitrites have been at zero for about 10 days and my nitrates are slowly climbing from about...

These cycles can be confusing lol. I'll wait a few more days and hopefully some nitrates will show up. Would a large water change help ?

Thanks! I haven't let the ammonia go to zero because I thought I had to keep feeding the bacteria so it wouldn't die off, but it usually takes 48 hrs to go from 4.0 to 1.0. Ammonia. The nitrates and nitrites haven't changed in about a week

I've been cycling my tank for a few weeks now. The last week I've been dosing the ammonia to about 4.0 then repeat when the ammonia goes down to 1.0. My nitrites are at 0 and my nitrates are at about 5. How can I get the nitrates to 0? Should I do a large water change at this point or just...

thanks! :) it says its safe to use during cycling. since I am still trying to build up the healthy bacteria, would the bacteria still be able to feed off of the converted detoxified ammonia, or would the bacteria starve? :thanks:

I have a quick question about Seachem Prime. I know it's primarily used to kill chlorine, but does it also lower ammonia levels? I'm cycling my tank and currently dosing the ammonia from about 1ppm to 4ppm. next time I do a 50% water change, I want to start using the Prime but I'm not sure if...

Great will do thanks again. I do have the testers, the ammonia is pretty consistent around .5. I've been adding some fish food but it doesn't seem to be adding to the ammonia level yet.

would you happen to know how much pure ammonia I should put into the 20 gallon to raise the level from about .5 to the 4 ? and would it be 1 dose per day? thanks again!

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hi and thank you! I used Aqua Safe Water conditioner both the first time and now again when I re-filled the tank. I also put a couple flakes of food into the tank the last few days, hoping to start growing some bacteria. today I bought a bacteria starting supplement from topfin, but I'm...

I need help! I'm setting up a 20 gallon high freshwater tank. In the tank I have placed about 1 inch of gravel, 2 ornaments and 3 air stones. I have the filter running for about 2 weeks. I tested the PH when I filled up the tank and it was 7.4, a bit high but I read that's within the range...