Thomas Kang

Thanks for another valuable tip. I added some Cappata leaves extract, but don't expect it will lower PH a lot.

Thanks for sharing. One thing, though, I thought that Prime doesn't impact on ammo or nitrite readings. Anyway, I will do a daily water change with Prime & Stability until I see good, stable numbers. I have already put some frogbits just as you mentioned.

Okay. Thanks for your advice very much. I will do it. I am about to add 10 black neon tetra, 12 pygmy corydoras, 10 cherry shrimps, and some MTSes. I hope Prime & Stability can manage this situation for a couple of days.

Thanks for your response. But I know the difference between 0 and 0.25 ammonia on the API test kit. It's definitely 0.25 and I also see nitrate.

I have set up a new 20 gallon long tank couple of weeks ago with two different kinds of sand substrates - seachem flourite black sand at the bottom and imagitarium black sand on top. And about a week later, I put some plants, some of which are root feeders, in it and aquarium co-op root tabs about 3 inches' grid. (I am pretty sure I put them to the very bottom of 2-inches deep substrate.) I know I should cycle my tank, and I chose to purchased a cycled filter at the same time when I ordered my fish to do the instant cycling. Now I was waiting for both of them to arrive. But things went little bit off. Fish will arrive couple of days before the cycled filter. Then I thought like, 'it might be okay for a couple of days if I put some Seachem Prime and Seachem Stability at the same time'. I guess most of you can understand what I was thinking. So I did so. Now, something I never expected happen. My water test done about 10 minutes later shows: 0.25ppm ammonia, 0.5ppm nitrate, 5ppm nitrate. Prime and Stability might work together for couple of days to protect my new fish, but I am anxious about the fact that I don't understand why this happened. If it might be due to leech of root tabs, it might get worse even if I put the cycled filter and run it. Can you share an idea and/or a suggestion about what I should do? Thanks in advance.