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Hello, I have a 55 gallon fresh water tank, with a penguin power 350 filter and a whisper 60 filter. I thought that my tank was done cycling, as my readings were 0 ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, 20 ppm nitrate. This moring i just lost a beautiful bolivian ram, and after doing a 40 percent...

Did an 80 percent change, did reading after came out at 2 ppm, which is lower. So i will stick with large water changes until it zeros out. Thank you all for your help

The test kit is an api liquid master test kit. Tap water reads no ammonia levels. Doing another large water change in 15 minutes. Fish are very active, have had no issues with fish dying. Will post new results after water change

The test kit is an api liquid master test kit. Tap water reads no ammonia levels. Doing another large water change in 15 minutes. Fish are very active, have had no issues with fish dying

The test kit is an api liquid master test kit. Tap water reads no ammonia levels. Doing another large water change in 15 minutes. Fish are very active, have had no issues with fish dying. Will post new results after water change

3 ppm ammonia 0 nitrite and nitrate 7.8 ph

Did a 90 percent water change, treated tap water with aqua safe by tetra. After 15 minutes added tetra safe start. Rechecked levels and no change whatsoever. Any more advice? Should I do another 90 percent change tomorrow? Help!!

The advice is greatly appreciated, I will do a massive water change tomorrow morning, will post updated readings as well. Thank you Any other advice out there would be greatly appreciated, as I want my fish to stay healthy and happy

Hello, Im a beginner just starting out with my first tank. I read several books before I made my purchase, and ended up buying a 55 gallon tank. I have a Penguin 70 gallon filter, as well as a whisper 60 filter hooked up with a 250 watt heater. Unfortunatley, I did not read up on fishless...