The pH in my tank that is being cycled has stayed at a steady 8.2 since set up. Should I do anything to it or let it be?

You can try to buffer it down to a pH of 7.5, the best pH for goldfish in my opinion. But, with a high kH can be a disaster.. I would just leave it.

if your ph is a STEADY 8.2 I would leave it ..your kh may be high and it may be impossible to bring it down ..mine is at 8.3 and I tried to bring mine down and it was a total disaster...trying to play with a ph that is stable is unnecessary stress to your fish leaving his immune system low opening tham to all sorts diseases..if you have a ph below 7 I would worry ..if you had a ph that was unstable I would worry ..it's better to be a bit on the high side than on the low side

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that that's what the pH is for the local water system in general. Both of my tanks are 8.2

all my tanks are 8.3 when I tried to make it neautral all my fish were so stressed out..with my high ph 8.3(and it is ok for goldies)..you just have to keep ammonia levels almost to 0 as much as you can while cycling and temp in the cooler range of the 70's ..high ph with warm temp and ammonia makes ammonia even deadlier.but with a constant eye and daily water changes and weekly wc when cycled it should never be a problem

In most of Illinois - that is what you are going to get. Since the water comes either from the lake or a limestone filtered water table, it will have a nice kH and gH - and should be perfect. Contrary to what many believe, goldfish thrive in 8.2ish pH! There are a very few cases of medications and such that react differently in different pHs but a lower pH is also problematic. Your beneficial bacteria that create the nitrogen cycle are also happiest in the 8ish range.

As long as your kH is about 80-100 your water is PERFECT! If your gH is 100 or more, your fish will join the ranks of the "miracle" black goldfish of Illinois - because of our wonderful water, black fish stay black and much blacker far longer and better than anywhere else in the country.

Leave the water alone. It is GREAT!

I suppose if you really wanted to you could mix your tap water with reverse osmosis filtered water. I hear that people who breed and keep sensitive fish like discus do that. I understand that really is the safest way to alter your pH, but it's pretty cost and labor intensive.

Wow, I didn't know Illinois water was so good for goldies . I guess I would imagine it to be since I'm up north by the Chain'o'Lakes and whatnot.