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I think so too, Talon. But my cycle seems to be getting established again and I'm getting nitrates with zero nitrites and ammonia. The two guppies I added to the tank are doing well. I'll give it another week or so and add some more fish then - likely 3 corydoras.

I hadn't added any ammonia, no. But there was still some of the neutralized ammonia in the tank. Now that ammonia has been converted to nitrates since it's at zero and the nitrates are up. The tank was only without fish for a day. Now, the two new guppies seem to be doing well so far! *fingers...

Had water tested at the local fish store. Water parameters were perfect. 20ppm of nitrates, 0 nitrites and 0 ammonia, pH 7.0. I didn't test the water myself before going to the fish store, but testing just now and sure enough, 20ppm nitrates, 0 nitrites. So I guess the Aqueon Pure started...

Yes, I use the 5-in-1 strips, though I have the liquid ammonia test. It's definitely several years old though. I bought a new package of the strips (thinking maybe the others were old, etc) and they show the same readings. I'll definitely be asking questions at the LFS (and the one that...

If this light is a UV light and not LED, I swear to god.... (It looks like an LED and it states it's for aquarium use, but I bought it off Amazon so who the heck knows.) I don't recall specifically what the nitrite/nitrate levels were, but definitely pink on the test strip. Which prompted...

Thanks for the replies Aiken. I haven't done anything with the tank yet. I'm going to take a water sample to my local fish store and see what they suggest. Whether I end up with a couple guppies or something to try to cycle this tank as is, or I head home, scrub out the whole thing and start...

My next question... Since I clearly don't have a bio cycle or fish right now, do I continue to try cycling this tank that has ammonia and the Aqueon Pure in it and see if it cycles? Or do I start from scratch with all new water, clean filter, etc in the event that this was all caused by some...

Thanks for the insight everyone. I definitely didn't forget to add water conditioner when doing the water changes. Though I did run out of Prime and switched to a Fluval water conditioner that doesn't neutralize ammonia like the Prime does. To my knowledge no soap or chemicals ended up in the...

I have a 10g tank that has been established for several years. It has an Aqueon QuietFlow 10 filter. Tank temp is 72 degrees. Consistent GH 180ppm (we live in an area with particularly hard water), KH 120 ppm, PH 6.5-7 as tested with API 5-in-1 test strips. For most of the pandemic, the tank...