I have had trouble with Nitrite in my cycling 55. I can do a water change or two and get the level down below 1 but within 2-5 hours Nitrite is already back up to 2.0 and even higher,
SOLUTION,
I have RENA Filstar cannister filters, an XP3 and XP1. RENA makes pouch of stuff called NITRA-ZORB, supposed to remove or lower the ammounts of Ammonia , Nitrite , and Nitrate.
So I put a pouch of it in the XP3 and removed the carbon bag at about 7:30 Am today and guess what,
my NITRITE has not gotten above o.25 all day. Now usually I would have already done atleaast 3-4 water changes to keep it that low.
My fish have been a little more active also, kinda like they act right after I did a water change. HOORAY
SOLUTION,
I have RENA Filstar cannister filters, an XP3 and XP1. RENA makes pouch of stuff called NITRA-ZORB, supposed to remove or lower the ammounts of Ammonia , Nitrite , and Nitrate.
So I put a pouch of it in the XP3 and removed the carbon bag at about 7:30 Am today and guess what,
my NITRITE has not gotten above o.25 all day. Now usually I would have already done atleaast 3-4 water changes to keep it that low.
My fish have been a little more active also, kinda like they act right after I did a water change. HOORAY