ok last wensday I tested water and my nitrites were at 4 everything else was good I have changed the water 25% 3 times already the nitrite dropped to 2 I added some nitromix what else can i do i think this happend because i was feeding them to much I have 7 inches of fish and snails shrimp and hermits thanks
nitrite at 2 please help
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Fishboy-from-NY
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Usually high nitrites either meant the your tank in still in the final stages of cylling or just that the water quality is bad. How often to you do water changes? I suggest for you to do at least 2-15% a month. Also, you can get some fludized filters or more live rock on your tank in order to break down that nitrites. Also, if you can afford it, you sould use some nitrofying bacteria additives, weekly until it goes down. My suggestion would be to use Hagen Cylce at least 2 a week, until the levels have gone down.
Biggen
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Have you used another kit to double check the accuracy of the first one? Just seems weird to me that your tank was "fine for a month" (You mean cycled, right?) and all of a sudden, nitrites show up.
You didn't wash your bio balls or remove them and replace them with new ones did you? Have you made any changes to your system at all?
What is your feeding schedule, what do you feed, and how much do you feed?
You didn't wash your bio balls or remove them and replace them with new ones did you? Have you made any changes to your system at all?
What is your feeding schedule, what do you feed, and how much do you feed?
I was feeding them one 3 inch peice of dried seaweed and one peicec of 3inch dried algee 1 cube of frozen mysis shrimp 1 cubefrozen of formula 2 ocean nutrition some formula some ocean formula 2 pellets and some tetra marine flakes I now know this is to much what should i give them
e-cat
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wow, yeah thats probably your probelm, i would alternate the seaweed and algae same with the mysis shrimp and the other frozen foods and mabey a alternate the pellets and the flakes, you would probably be fine with just the seaweed or the algae on a clip and only one of your other foods, how many pellets and about how much flake do you put in there?
e-cat
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i dont think it will hurt them too have even less, i would get rid of the flakes one day and only do pellets then the next day go with the flakes and leave out the pellets, i know its hard not too feed them but its better for them not too be over fed.
e-cat
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np, hope is works out for you.
MACATUA
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Yeah, I would say feed all the things you are feeding, but give them some variety. Like e-cat said, give flakes one day, pellets the next, mix in some mysis. They are just liek us, they like to have variety, but it can be spread out more.
Also, I second the Hagen Cycle. I have used cycle and it treats small nitrite and ammonnia problems quickly. I switched to Stress-Zyme for a little while because it was cheaper. I didn't get near the results, and switched back to Cycle. I know a lot of people don't like these additives, but I like to be sure, and I don't think I am adding anything harmful to the tank. So it is worth $12 a month of Cycle to make me feel better.
BTW, about a month ago, my nitrates spiked to 1, added Cycle that night, and they had returned to zero by the next night. Not trying to sell ya, just my experience.
HTH
Also, I second the Hagen Cycle. I have used cycle and it treats small nitrite and ammonnia problems quickly. I switched to Stress-Zyme for a little while because it was cheaper. I didn't get near the results, and switched back to Cycle. I know a lot of people don't like these additives, but I like to be sure, and I don't think I am adding anything harmful to the tank. So it is worth $12 a month of Cycle to make me feel better.
BTW, about a month ago, my nitrates spiked to 1, added Cycle that night, and they had returned to zero by the next night. Not trying to sell ya, just my experience.
HTH
well thanks for all your help guys everything is good now I am feeding less and I was able to pick up my mated pair of banded coral shrimp I had them on hold but did not want to put them in there with the nitrite being so hi but it is all good now I love these shrimp i watch them all day long they are very active well thanks for all the help again
