Nitrite question

jagr200

jagr200

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I was reading online and I read twice that Nitrites dont affect saltwater fish. It said it only affected FW.Is that true?
 
Nitrites in a saltwater tank aren't good. In a properly established aquarium, they should come up as undetected. I've read a lot, and I've always read to have ammonia and nitrites as undetectable
 
One expert see it this way:

Nitrite
Aquarists' concerns about nitrite are usually imported from the freshwater hobby. Nitrite is far less toxic in seawater than in freshwater. Fish are typically able to survive in seawater with more than 100 ppm nitrite! Until future experiments show substantial nitrite toxicity to reef aquarium inhabitants, nitrite is not an important parameter for reef aquarists to monitor. Tracking nitrite in a new reef aquarium can nevertheless be instructive by showing the biochemical processes that are taking place. In most cases, I do not recommend that aquarists bother to measure nitrite in established aquaria.

Here is the link

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php
 
EddieJ said:
One expert see it this way:

Nitrite
Aquarists' concerns about nitrite are usually imported from the freshwater hobby. Nitrite is far less toxic in seawater than in freshwater. Fish are typically able to survive in seawater with more than 100 ppm nitrite! Until future experiments show substantial nitrite toxicity to reef aquarium inhabitants, nitrite is not an important parameter for reef aquarists to monitor. Tracking nitrite in a new reef aquarium can nevertheless be instructive by showing the biochemical processes that are taking place. In most cases, I do not recommend that aquarists bother to measure nitrite in established aquaria.

Here is the link

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php
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That is one of the posts that I read.
 
EddieJ said:
One expert see it this way:

Nitrite
Aquarists' concerns about nitrite are usually imported from the freshwater hobby. Nitrite is far less toxic in seawater than in freshwater. Fish are typically able to survive in seawater with more than 100 ppm nitrite! Until future experiments show substantial nitrite toxicity to reef aquarium inhabitants, nitrite is not an important parameter for reef aquarists to monitor. Tracking nitrite in a new reef aquarium can nevertheless be instructive by showing the biochemical processes that are taking place. In most cases, I do not recommend that aquarists bother to measure nitrite in established aquaria.

Here is the link

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php
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I would certainly agree with all that..
 
But I guess the ideal conditions would be 0ppm trites, 15 or so ppm trates, 0 ammonia, 8.2 ph , and 1.026 Gravity?
 
jagr200 said:
But I guess the ideal conditions would be 0ppm trites, 15 or so ppm trates, 0 ammonia, 8.2 ph , and 1.026 Gravity?
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That about sums it up yes mate, but would go for more like 1.023 - 1.025 for SG, but thats just my personal preference...ideally, zero nitrates, but thats not always possible..

Niko
 
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