First... Thank you to everyone trying to help with my tank!!! I got the water tested and the #'s are out of wack...I called a couple of fish tank places and spoke with them. Here is what is up..... I added some stuff from Tetra called easy balance... The people I spoke w/ said that stuff is ok to add. I have some stuff from Wardley called PH DOWN... I was told NOT to use.

Here are my #'s
Nitrates: 80-Unsafe
Nitrates: 5-Danger
Hardness: 150-Hard
Alkaline:300-High
PH: 8.4-High
Amonia: 6.0 Danger
After adding Easy Balance how long should I wait? or should Ido a water change as suggested by one of the pet store guys. Will easy balance to the trick? what other stuff can Iadd w/out dumping too many chemicals into the water? Thanks again for the help

Sorry don't know anything about Easy Balance. IMO the best way to get rid of ammo, nitrate or nitrite is through water changes.

i would go with 30% water changes every two days until your levels get back into line. i would also look into some ammo lock to detoxify the ammonia in your tank. the nitrates can be lowered only by water changes and to lower the ph i would try some bogwood. hope this helps

of course, pet store will tell you everything will work.
they need to sell their stuff. aquarium salt help to soften
the water. other parameters can only be corrected by good
filtration and water changes plus complete water cycle.