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So we just retested. The pH was 7.4 and the ammonia was 1ppm. The nitrate was 0. We switched out half of the water and added the smart start. We will give it 24 hours and see where we are. Our fish seem to be doing well aside from the tetra who is still standoffish. I'm beginning to think that...

Further questions Thank you all so much already. I have a few more questions. We have been regularly testing our tank and every time the ammonia level has been about 1. So we have swapped out half of the water. We have done this about every 12 hours. I became curious and tested our tap water...

Thank you Thank you so much for all the information. We bought a test kit and like you predicted our ammonia was high. Nitrites we're good so I am guessing that means we are still in the early part of the cycle. I've tried to explain this all to my 7 year old and I think she has learned a lot...

Thank you for the reply Maybe we don't know enough about this nitrogen cycle. You did let the tank sit with a filter on for a week and added the tap conditioner and stress coat. And a few days ago we took the water to be tested at the fish store and they said it was all within range although...

My daughter wanted to start an aquarium so after several weeks of her earning enough money she did it. She has a 10 gallon tank and she ran it for a week and used the tap conditioner and stress coat. She got 4 fish, 2 mollies, a guppy and a tetra. The day after we brought them home, the guppy...