I have tried to bring the pH down but my water is as hard as a dimond. I
tried aging it with peat and keeping peat in the filter. There was no
noticable affect on the pH. I am thinking just leave it alone. The more I
futz with the tank it seems the more problems I have. Better a stable high
pH than a fluctating stressful low one.

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"BigBadGourami" wrote in message
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Hi I have a question. My tank is about 3 months old. I went
through
the
cycling and everything with a very small ammonia spike a large nitrite
spike
(10ppm). Anyways, my water consistently tests with nitrite at 0 and
ammonia


Myself, I wouldn't be concerned. You have no nitrites, and the presence
of
nitrates indicates to me that the cycle is working. I, too have concerns
despite what I've heard, that Amquel removes some of the ammonia from
the
cycle. I'd stop using it and watch parameters.

billy



Just reread your post. No, I wouldn't use Amquel at this point, but I
*would* work to slowly bring that ph down. Do it gradually, for your fish
have likely adapted to it to some degree.