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March 10th, 2008, 04:06 AM
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nitrite high .25
what should i do ??
all i have is 5 gallon ro water should that help any?? i did a small 8 gal water change 3 days ago nitrates are 0 ammonia is also 0 pH is 8.1 salinity 1.026
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March 10th, 2008, 04:14 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
25 isn't all that disastrous. Mine has consistantly told me my nitrate was at 20 no matter how much water changes I did. I dunno if my API test kit is bad or what. Always get it double checked by a LFS. If my tank is really at 20ppm it has been doing fine, nothing has had problems including shrimp, snails, hermits, fish, frogspawn, ricordeas, mushrooms.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 11 months saltwater, 3 years freshwater
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March 10th, 2008, 04:16 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
Nitrite reading is an indication that your bacteria bed is not adequate to handle what every is going on and your system is in a cycle to increase the bacteria in the tank. if you do water changes you will slow the process down and your bacteria load will still be lacking. best advice is to check to see if anything has died, or is decomposing in your system, and if so remove it, and if not just sit it out and test every 3 days or so to log the systems progress. good luck.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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March 10th, 2008, 04:16 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
well i noticed my xenia closed all mostly all day and my lawnmower blenny brething heavier thats what made me check
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March 10th, 2008, 04:21 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
might be a problem then. Do you have a QT? I don't, but you should lol
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 11 months saltwater, 3 years freshwater
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March 10th, 2008, 04:28 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
Alto, his nitrites are high, not nitrates.
JC, I suspect this is going on because you added so many fish to a brand new tank so quickly. If you add more than your bacteria can handle, you will get ammonia and/or nitrite readings. That's why so many new tanks crash because people add too much to them too quickly. Like jhnrb said, there isn't anything you can do except wait it out. Doing water changes will help lower them, but will prolong it too.
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March 10th, 2008, 04:31 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
Biff said it all, too much too fast. Live and learn. Best of luck to you though
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March 10th, 2008, 04:34 AM
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March 10th, 2008, 04:57 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
Patience is the name of the game. Take this as a lesson learned.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 with 30 sump Aquatinic Constellation T5 lighting Coralife Super Skimmer Koralia 2/3 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years and counting Other Intrests: Pig collector, Gardening
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March 10th, 2008, 05:00 AM
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Re: nitrite high .25
why the hell do they have to make those two names so damn similar? Nitrites/Nitrates! why not change Ammonia to Nitrotes
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 46g bow front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 11 months saltwater, 3 years freshwater
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