id take the ammolock out, its just slowing down the cycle. in a established tank you dont need it cause the ammonia will be kept in check by other bacteria. take it out and just keep and eye on your water, should settle down in no time. also your fish are hardy so it should all be ok. keep us posted!

Glad to hear that your son is ok

I used that "Cycle" chunk once...will never use again.

Glad things are starting to level out for you Bruce_see. Those test kits are great, they are one of the ways we can monitor how things are going in our fishies home.

I'm certainly no expert but I also think that your pH readings are fine. Those with more experience can correct me if I'm wrong but it is my understanding (unless you're talking extremely high/low) that as long as there are no major or sudden changes either way you don't need to worry so much about the pH.