We’re currently trying to establish a new tank without exposing our fish
to too much nitrite. The problem, as people who own fish tanks know, is
that you need a certain amount of nitrite in order to get nitrate
producing bacteria, which will then remove the nitrite for you. We’ve been
doing numerous water changes to keep the nitrite low, but at this point it
seems we’ve kept it so low that the nitrate bacteria can’t even get
started. It seems like we’re going to have to let the nitrite
shoot up at least a bit. Apparently, adding salt to the water can help
protect fish when this happens. Here’s a
nice page that talks about the chemistry involved, and how much salt you
actually need to add to help out.
posted at 11:19 on Sat, 08 Sep, 2007 |
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