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  1. J

    Ammonia will not go down

    Thank you for the info!
  2. J

    Ammonia will not go down

    There are no fish in the tank. I want to get the tank to cycle properly so I can safely add fish.
  3. J

    Ammonia will not go down

    Yes. I did put food in the tank. I have not done it this time because there was an excessive amount of food in the gravel as I have been doing water changes. I suspect my boys were over feeding the fish and it caused the levels to elevate with the first cycle. I changed both filters last week on...
  4. J

    Ammonia will not go down

    I set up the tank and used QuickStart. It took about a month, but I tested regularly and the ammonia level spike and then nitrate levels spike. I added fish once all reading were normal.
  5. J

    Ammonia will not go down

    Hi! I purchased a 10 gallon tank. Water heated to 80 degrees. I bought a Marina kit. The filter is a Slim 515 filter. The guy at the store told me there were better filter but this one was okay. I did a fishless cycle. We added two long fin glo tetras. They were doing great for a few weeks, then...
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