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alright thanks! one last question about using prime. does this neutralize the ammonia/nitrites so that if they happen to show over 0.25 ppm they wont harm the fish long term?

around 7.6-7.8 i also have about a 3 pound piece of driftwood in there with an amazon sword and two anubias. and i'm using the smallish sized gravel about 1/2 - 1-1/2 inch high

on some advice from a friend i just tested my tap water and compared it to my fish tank water. about the same exact color, so i guess the tank is fully cycled? i guess my tap has about 0.25 ppm of ammonia in it already. i've been using prime during every water change. i read that even...

i have a 20 gallon i've had setup for about 3 weeks and cycled with 3 barbs and 3 danios. using the API testing kit the following happened: 1. ammonia spiked to about 2 PPM 2. after a week or so ammonia went to 0 and nitrites spiked to about 2 ppm 3. from about 10-20 days the ammonia stayed at...