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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...

You know it's going to be a rough morning when you wake up to MTS lined up at the water line of your tank! I'd pulled up all the plants, removed the "extra" pair of rainbow cichlids and did a pretty good (though not great) gravel vac on Saturday as my favorite pair of rainbows was raising a...