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Thanks for the advice, everyone. I'll try cutting back on food and testing more often. I'll also look into live plants.

Rivera1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 1:43 am Yo, sounds like your cycle's sketchy. You gotta test the water params more often, like every couple days. Also, how much you feeding? Overfeeding's a classic ammonia spike culprit.

I'm feeding twice a day, about 3 pellets each time. Maybe that's too much?

I've been struggling with keeping my tank's water clean. It's a 5-gallon with a sponge filter, and I do 25% changes weekly. But the ammonia keeps creeping up. What am I missing?

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