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Old 03-17-2008, 09:39 AM   #2
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Forget the pH levels. They don't matter much and goldfish will do great in high-pH, hard water. I would recommend getting the fish and some Bio-Spira. Put the Bio-Spira in at the same time as the fish, and you ought to be good to go.
If Bio-Spira is not available, try good ol' fishless cycling.
http://www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/prof...sscycling.html

Though if you have nitrates and no nitrites, that should mean you're cycled...but that makes no sense as you haven't been adding a waste source. Get a test kit for ammonia, nitrate, and nitrites, and get back to us with all the values. I'm suspect of the readings you got, as the tank hasn't been cycled, but supposedly there are nitrates.

Don't use pH reducer, it's a waste of money. Goldfish are fine in hard water.
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