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Originally Posted by BrainGirl
Actually, the numbers you want to see are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and >10 nitrates. There are different ways to go about cycling a tank. Fishless is better because it's very stressful to the fish and some can't survive it. Do a Google search for "fish-in" vs. "fishless" cycling methods. You'll need to acquaint yourself with with the nitrogen cycle for this 
pH is not quite so important except for sensitive wild-caught fish. A lot of the captive-bred fish are quite adaptable thankfully! |
I thought there was two 0 somewhere, I haven't researched fish in over a year, maybe two, I can't remember! haha.
PH is most important to know if you want to have some other fish in the tank. I've never really kept fish the correct way before, But the last time I had my own fish was over 10 years ago, and I definitely didn't think they required the amount of care that I know they do now through the research I did 2 years ago.
