Nitrite At 1.0 ... Help

[AdAndrews]

help, i have nitrite of 1.0, maybe higher, i have just put the new filter in that has been cycling in an exsisting tank for 8 weeks, i hve just brought my new dwarf puffer, and then have realised the nitrite is high, plus they dont like nitrite's one bit!

i have done a 25% wc but its still the same,...... please advise

 

[hollanda88]

help, i have nitrite of 1.0, maybe higher, i have just put the new filter in that has been cycling in an exsisting tank for 8 weeks, i hve just brought my new dwarf puffer, and then have realised the nitrite is high, plus they dont like nitrite's one bit!

i have done a 25% wc but its still the same,...... please advise

Why did you do that, sounds silly.

anyway...

Do another water change larger than 25%, proberbly 50+%. Have you got access to a mature filter with enought media to donate?

 

[AdAndrews]

my filter is mature, will do another wc

 

[Truck]

replace the media in the eheim with media from the rekord filter. hopefully that will solve the problem

 

[AdAndrews]

ok

 

[AdAndrews]

so is the problem that the filter isnt mature, or that it hasnt had enough time to process the nitrite, all other readings are fine?

 

[DarkEntity]

A spike that size sounds like a cycle so id go with media isnt mature or something in the water from the tap is causing it.

 

[AdAndrews]

danke, just moving over some media... how long will the puffer survive in high nitrite???

 

[WILDER]

Do you have any friends in fish keeping that could donate you a mature filter sponge.

 

[AdAndrews]

i have mature media in my biorb and jewel rekord, i have just moved some across....

how long will the dp survive in these conditions??

 

[WILDER]

How is the puffer is he looking stressed. Most fish don't tolerate bad water quality as it stresses them resulting in a weak immune system.
Water changes and increase aeration.

 

[Truck]

i have mature media in my biorb and jewel rekord, i have just moved some across....

how long will the dp survive in these conditions??

well the nitrite gets into the blood stream and stops the heamoglobin taking on oxygen so i slowly suffocates, it can also form crystals in the veins apparently but im not a believer in it

 

[AdAndrews]

i have mature media in my biorb and jewel rekord, i have just moved some across....

how long will the dp survive in these conditions??

well the nitrite gets into the blood stream and stops the heamoglobin taking on oxygen so i slowly suffocates, it can also form crystals in the veins apparently but im not a believer in it

he is a bit quiet, but then again i have only just put him in the tank, he seems ok apart from keeping himself to himself, he has done a little bit of swimming, but not much....

it might be a long night i will do another wc in a bit, i have some of the cirax over, and i will increase aeration

thanks guys, can you give me a time limit?- will he be dead by the morning if i dont solve it?

 

[WILDER]

Its hard to say if he will survive. Sometimes fish can be tough but bad water quality does take its toll on a fish.
All you can do is keep up with water changes and keep fingers crossed.

 

[backtotropical]

Did you do another water change, mate?

Don't be afraid of doing large water changes, up to 100% is fine if necessary. Obviously try to match the pH and temp as best you can. You need to get the nitrite down to a max level of 0.25ppm immediately. 0 would be better.

The stresses on the fish of a big water change are far less than the damage the nitrite will do.

Let us know how you get on?

BTT