Reducing High Nitrites

Originally posted by Anne L.


What kind of fish is that in your avatar picture? It looks really cool.
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That's my tiger oscar, Gulp. :D

Originally posted by OrionGirl
Gulp--the reason most of us do not recommend the bottle bacteria is there is very little scientific fact supporting the claims made by these products. Your experience could be interpreted several ways--one is that the bacteria colonies were on the threshold, and would have been at an appropriate size given 12 more hours to grow, so the addition of BioZyme did not actually do anything. Worse, some of the bottle bacteria products, such as Cycle, contain significant amounts of ammonia.

Hope this helps.
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That's what I figured. FYI, Biozyme is a dry powder vs. the liquid Cycle. I too was wondering if the big drop in nitrites I had was a coiencidence. My ammonia had already dropped to 0 when I added it so I knew it was just a matter of time before the nitrites followed......but it was a big drop over 1 night. Oh well, for $5 it was worth a shot. :D

One day I am going to set up one of the 10 gallons I have sitting in a closet and do a few tests to see if it really works. I will set up one aquarium with the Biozyme, and one without. Both with the same filter setups, both new. When I do this, I will of course share the info. :D
 
Gulp, he's a beautiful fish. Is he really all of those purply colors? I saw some oscars at the fish store and they were more brown/yellow in color.
 
Originally posted by Anne L.
Is he really all of those purply colors?
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Unfortunately......no. That's the work of a crappy $50 digital camera. :D His color changes depending on his mood, but most of the time he is a dark black with bright orange markings. When his gets upset or nervous, he flushes out to a light brownish color.

Thanks for the compliments. I will be sure to let Gulp know he had an admirerer when I get home from work. :D
 
UNBELIEVABLE!!! No sooner do I post this thread for help than the nitrites dropped off to ZERO overnight!!! Ph is 7.2 and the six red bellied tetras area smiling. Time for tankmates I think. Perhaps a couple dwarf gouramies and a couple otto cats. Thanks to all who responded.

I'm not a fish, I just drink like one.

rhl2490
 
Add slowly--the bacteria beds are sufficient for the waste produced by the tetras, but any more fish represents an increase, and they will have to catch up. I woukd add the gouramies, wait a week, and if all is well, add the otos. Otos tend to be sensitive to nitrogen wastes, so adding them last should help.
 
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