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Thanks...I am going to check that stuff out. :) My little babies appear to be swimming around happy for the moment. Ammonia still too high but will do a couple water changes every day until under control. Thanks for the advise and support. I really appreciate it.

Thanks. I just did a 50% change tonight and will do another change tomorrow morning. Will probably do a bigger one tomorrow as the PH will be more the same as the recent change had PH of 6.0 in the tank and 7.4 from the tap water. I see you mention bacteria...is that something you get a the...

Yes I added fish too soon....Had I known about the fishless cycle...I wouldn't have added fish. But the fish store gave me 6 to start and a couple did die a couple weeks ago. :sad: I will do a 50% water change now. Should I add any AmmoLock again? I used some yesterday. Should I do a 50%...

Help...My tank is showing an extreme level of ammonia. I did a 90% water change on Friday and added AmmoLock and my ammonia reading was about 2.0 and did a 25% change yesterday and added AmmoLock and the reading was 3.0. I did my test today and it is off the chart...back up to 8.0. I...

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They haven't actually been returned to the store...they are were just holding them for me for the night. I pick them back up today. The new test kit is liquid based.

I took your advice and did a massive water change. The fish are actually back at where I bought them for the night so I can get the temperature up to where it needs to be and have the water filter through the night. I did use some of those test strips and the ammonia is about .75, PH about 7.0...

I feed them every other day a small amount. Yes, I have used the gravel vac for the water changes I have heard that cloudy could be the bacterial bloom but I am really nervous about the ammonia level. It is extremely high. I will get some readings this afternoon. Since I am now using the...

Request Help Tank size: 28 gallon pH: ammonia: Extremely High nitrite: nitrate: kH: gH: tank temp: 79 (shows within zone on thermometer. Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Now hanging out on bottom or at top Volume and Frequency of...