What's the best way to remove nitrites?

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Let me guess... You shop at Wet Pets? PM me bro... I can help with some seeded sponges if you need them. I have at least 4 in my sump right now for new tanks. I never let my tanks cycle. I just use a bunch of seeded sponges and do lots of water changes for a week and then right to a normal 50% weekly.
 
Nitrites block the absorption of oxygen into the fishes blood. Basically, they can't breathe. Adding salt to the tank will neutralize the effect of this, but rays don't fare well in high salinity either. Adding the rays to an uncycled tank was a mistake. If you have another cycled tank, move them there. Otherwise I would add aquarium salt at the dosage of 2 tsp per gallon. They won't like the increased salinity, but they will like the oxygen uptake. Also, add more aeration to the tank immediately.
 
180 gallon Tank = 8days old and 2 count them 2 sting rays 2 - 18 inch Eels, 1 - 5 inch Datnoid, 2 - 3 inch Clown Loaches and 5 - 3 inch Pikes,--------------wow
 
BTW, stop feeding your fish until you see nitrites disappear, then start feeding them slowly again. It won't hurt them.
 
cassharper;2512696; said:
YEAH BECAUSE LEAVING A TNAK EMPTY WILL HELP IT CYCLE


Oh wait, I don't type in all caps... and that is wrong....

No water change will help the tank cycle faster, but will kill your fish. It's kinda a catch-22. From what you have said kinda lets on that you fish that won't tolerate this.

Keep you nitrites as low as possible. 90% w/c is better than high nitrites. Agree on the drop test, they are far more accurate than strips. Plus the cost per test rate will be lower. Even at slightly elevated levels will cause gill burn and death.
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He already has ammonia and nitrates in there its already started to cycle take the fish out there is waste products in the tanks so need for expensive cycle fish.
 
I got some cycled filter media from a pet shop today. It was from a bunch of tanks. The guy said it is probably equal to 30 bottles of Stress Zyme. The Stingrays, Eels and Datnoid are out of the tank now.
 
dose it with something like Seachems Prime

its suppose to bind up the ammonia and nitrite and convert it into a non-toxic form but it is still available to the bio filter for processing/cycling
 
Eric99;2515807; said:
I got some cycled filter media from a pet shop today. It was from a bunch of tanks. The guy said it is probably equal to 30 bottles of Stress Zyme. The Stingrays, Eels and Datnoid are out of the tank now.
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as long as the bacteria are still alive that will help a lot. Don't clean the filter for as long as possible. Wait until you're confident that the bacteria that you just added are attached to something and then keep doing water changes.
 
The fish at Wet Pets are great but the information I'm afraid is not so great. I actually don't do buisness there anymore for a similar reason. I was telling some1 in there store that had the same prob you are having and gave her the same advice that I gave you and one of the guys there told me I was wrong and changing the water was the worst thing she could do. We argued for a bit and then I just gave up and walked out over a year ago. Those guys really don't know much about fish keeping... Just fish selling. Definately come here for information from now on. Don't even ask them for help.
 
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