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After doing a 90% water change the ammonia went down from 4ppm to 1ppm. The pH was 7. This morning the ammonia is at 2ppm & pH of 6.6. I tested the water of each item in the buckets as well. Croc skull: 0 ppm ammonia, fake tree stump: 0ppm, & gravel: 1ppm. I’ve yet to test the large schist rock...

I've got some gravel, croc skull, and the plastic stump all in separate buckets with water. PH of the water is currently 7 & the ammonia is 0. I'm out of buckets now, so I'll see how these 3 things go for the next few days and then test out some of the other stuff in the tank if no ammonia shows...

Hey! Thank you so much for responding! The substrate is "Whites Landscaping Stone 10kg 3-5mm Fine Pebble" Link to it: https://www.bunnings.com.au/whites-landscaping-stone-10kg-3-5mm-fine-pebble_p3452481 I washed the pebbles several times over over the course of 3 days before I put it in to set...

Before I get into my issue, let me give you some background info about my tank. Tank up time: 1 1/2 months (Started at the beginning of April) Size: ~52 G/182 L Type: Freshwater Filter: 2x 6-inch bar airstones, AquaOne 600 Filter Substrate: Small tan/white/brown gravel substrate approximately 2...