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Hi!! I'm in the process of cycling my 75 gallon tank and wondering what the best advice is if an ammonia spike occurs? Trying to be proactive!! Would really appreciate your input as I am relatively new to this type of cichlid tank set up! Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

:mad: :mad: :mad: So I recently stopped aging my water (which I started to do after a previous nitrite spike) and what greeted me this morning in my blue orchid peacock tank -- no fish swimming around. I quickly saw a few females and the baby petricola gasping in one corner. So -- just what...

So earlier in the week (about 4 days ago) I checked my levels in my 55gal cichlid tank. The Nitrites were in the 9.0-10.0ppm range and the Nitrates were around the 40ppm range... I then tested the Ammonia and it was between .25-.50ppm. I did a 50% water change, changed 1 of the 2 cartiges in...