Is Seachem Stability Any Good?

[Plecc]

I recently changed my substrate from pea gravel to sand and triggered a mini cycle!
I'm getting trace readings of Nitrate and Nitrite!
My LFS said Seachem Stability is the stuff i need to re-colonize my bio filtration along with some mature media.
I know the established bio media is only a good thing, but is Stability the best stuff to redevelop my bio filter quickly?

Plecc.

 

[Curiosity101]

Was your tank properly cycled before with either a sponge/internal box/external filter?
Unless it was an undergravel filter then you shouldn't worry too much as it should equalise itself pretty quickly.

Just a few checks...
Did you replace all of the media recently?
Did you leave it out of water for any time?
Did you de-chlor any water before putting the filter back in?

I can't think of any reason (presuming the answers are no, no, yes) that you couldn't get away with a big water change and then letting the filter catch up itself.
How long has this spike been happening for?

In summation...there is no point buying the seachem stuff whatever your answers are. However if you bought a bottle of seachem prime it apparently lowers toxicity of ammonia (and possibly nitrite), and you use it just as you would any other water conditioner so it also removes chlorine and heavy metals from the water when you do a water change.

 

[OldMan47]

My own guess is that it is the snake oil that makes them the most profit, thus it is the best. If you have any mature media in your filter, you can wait it out for a few days and just do water changes to control the poisons in the water. If it goes on more than a very few days, you did not start with a mature filter. Either way, the product is just a quick way to get a Christmas bonus for the shop owner.