I did try turning the heat up and adding aquarium salt for about a week or so with no results. And after the 3 new fish died from ick and my neon tetras where starting to get effected, that's when I decided to use meds. I really didn't want my older fish (Neons) that I have had for 2 years to die too! (I panicked) Anyway, the ick is gone now and I'm trying to cycle the tank again.
So last night after writing you I went to check my PH before going to bed and it was between 6.0 and 6.4 so I did a partial water change (around 40 to 50%) That brought the readings as follows: PH 6.8 to 7.0 ~ Nitrite 0 ~ Ammonia 1.0ppm ~ Nitrate 20ppm. I added more ammonia last night bringing it up to between 2.0 to 4.0ppm. This morning, 12 hours later my readings are: Ammonia .25ppm ~ Nitrite .25ppm ~ PH 6.6 ~ Nitrate ~ is not quite 40ppm. Should I do another water change today? Or wait another day..... Will it cause harm to my cycle to do such frequent water changes? Also should I add bacteria with every water change like the Tetra Safe Start recommends for healthy maintenance? My other fish are doing fine in my 5 gal, waiting patiently for their new home. Hopefully it won't be much longer.
