nitra zorb with cycle

[booginish]

ok i went out and bought a nitra zorb to remove all the excess nitrite from my tank to reduce the amount of water changes dureing my cycle process, and i just wanted to know if this is a good idea? or should i return it and just continue with the water changes?

 

[jim692]

I prefer daily water testing and pwc's. things like ammo lock and nitra zorb only seem to hide the problems in the tank. IMHO

check this out
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/common-newbie-pitfalls-67468.html

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f15/your-first-tank-what-fish-should-you-get-53163.html

 

[booginish]

i know im close to the end of my cycle, but ya i kinda guessed that would be safer. i guess im just gonna use a blow dryer and dry it out and then return to lfs tomorrow. il leave it in for now, cant hurt. but ya thanks for the advice

 

[booginish]

ya nitra zorb made no diferrence at all in helping my tank, i am attempting a new approach of speeding my cycling process

 

[buddha_red]

By its very nature, a cycle can only be so fast. We are growing bacteria and that does take time. By introducing a colony of bacteria, you do indeed speed it up but only a little. Wait it out, its worth it.

 

[Nyquil Junkie]

The thing with nitra-zorb is, it has a very short use life before it needs to be recharged.

when you are setting up a tank nd getting a bacterial filter going, dont use it. If at some point after your cycle is done, you get a spike in nitrate/nitrite/ammonia you can use it to quickly knock down the ppm count.

But the bag only works for about 24 hours then its "full" and needs to be cleaned/recharged.

Also recharge it in distilled water, if your tap water contains any nitrate/nitrite count at all.

and, the bag will get organic waste built up in it which you cant really get rid of so you should put in in water flow that is CLEAN.

24 hours, recharge, repeat. Dropping it in a canister or hanging it in the tank for a week is useless. It MUST be recharged ever 24 hours, when it is exposed to a good flow rate.