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What about: 4 Glowfish 3 bloodfin tetra 3 harlequin rasbora

Thanks for th reply! I'll take your advice of only adding 2 per week. The LFS suggested a cory cat I guess to collect uneaten food off the bottom. Maybe that's not necessary? What would you suggest for my 10g? Should I just keep it to 5 Glofish and 4 bloodfin? Or is there a way to reduce...

Ok, I tested for another 2 days and my levels are the same. Therefore, for 7 consecutive days, my readings have been: PH: 8.4 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 5 I also checked my tap water and it reads 0 Nitrates, so the 5ppm Nitrates in the tank must be indicative of a completed cycle right...

Ok. So after doing 2 days of 50% water changes my levels were good. For the past 6 days the readings have been: Ammonia: 0 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Nitrate: 5 ppm Now, my question is, is it possible that it has already cycled? My concern is that I have always seen 0 nitrites, however there was...

Thank you for all the excellent information and advice! I will do water changes until my levels are down and test the conditions every day so I can watch the cycle progress. You're right, the lfs steered me wrong. Really wish I had done a fishless cycle! I'll be sure to post back with my...

Thanks! So should I vacuum he gravel or not while doing the water change?

Yes. I am using tap water conditioner with each water change. Not using Prime. I am also adding a capful of bio-boost weekly. Should I use Prime or Ammo-lock, or wait to see what the 50% daily water changes do?

I am having problems with my ammonia levels with my newish tank. Ammonia levels are currently at 4ppm. Here are the details. The tank is 10 gallons. I currently have 2 glofish tetras and 1 bloodfin tetra. I had another bloodfin but it died in about 3 weeks. The tank has been setup for about...