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Doing so will make what I am about to tell you much easier to understand. If you are a beginner to the hobby, I highly recommend it! Pronounced nigh-trights , nitrites NO2 are a form of dissolved nitrogen that occur naturally in the water column , which is the water inside your aquarium.

A second bacteria, called nitrobacter , then feeds on the nitrites and produces nitrates. Nitrites are pretty bad news. So, in a stocked tank, the level should read 0 ppm parts per million.

The bacteria in an established tank should exist in high enough numbers to break down nitrites the moment they are produced — leading to a zero reading when tested. If your nitrite levels are higher than zero, you need to find the cause of the problem, and fast. This is actually a big part of why you need to cycle your aquarium — to allow the bacteria that live in your biological filter , which break down nitrites, to grow. Once nitrite levels exceed zero, they are going to be absorbed by your fish — they have no choice in the matter.

The more nitrites that are taken in by your fish, the less oxygen the blood can carry. The toxicity of nitrites depends entirely on the species of fish. While some are quite tolerant, others will die at the faintest hint. For some fish, just 0. Your fish are likely under an incredible amount of stress…. When fish are stressed, they are more likely to develop diseases, lose their color, suffer from stunted growth or even become unable to reproduce.

The bacteria responsible for turning ammonia into nitrites rapidly multiply because their food source has become bigger — releasing more nitrites than your tank can handle. As you may have noticed, most of the causes of high nitrite levels can be fixed with good housekeeping and regular maintenance.

Check price. When it comes to measuring your nitrite levels, an aquarium test kit is the simplest and cheapest way to do it. If you walk into your local fish store, this will likely be the nitrite test kit that they keep on the shelf.

API test kits can be found almost anywhere. API nitrite test kits are cheap, and they work well enough. For the average hobbyist, these are fine. In certain instances, such as reef tanks, essential amino acids can cause these tests to show a lower nitrite level than what is actually occurring in your tank. It may not last as long as the API test kit, but it makes up for this by being easy to use with accurate results — no amine interference here!

The Salifert nitrite test kit is particularly popular with saltwater tank owners. Since it can be picked up for just a few more dollars than the API kit, I recommend making this your go-to nitrite test kit.

While nitrite test kits are easy to use, their accuracy depends on your ability to follow the instructions. I highly recommend reading the instruction manual thoroughly before using a test kit. Skipping a simple step, such as shaking the bottle, can cause an incorrect reading. Hanna Freshwater Nitrite Checker.

Hanna Marine Nitrite Checker. Simply add your water sample, combine with the reagent from the kit, and the checker will give you a digital readout. While the checker comes with some reagent, you will burn through it quickly.

Refill packs are readily available, but they will be an ongoing cost. Just make sure you get the correct reader for your aquarium — the freshwater nitrite monitor can give an incorrect reading if used with saltwater. What you are essentially doing is diluting the amount of nitrites that are present in your aquarium.

Performing a water change will buy time until you can use another method listed below to get your nitrites under control. By adding a filter from a cycled tank into an aquarium with a nitrite spike, the bacteria start eating all the nitrites, lowering the levels. If you have a good relationship with your local fish store, they may allow you to take one. This is essentially a nitrite remover in a bottle. Simply follow the directions and watch the nitrites disappear from your aquarium as if by magic.

Water conditioners bind the nitrites, thus rendering them harmless to fish and giving your filter bacteria the opportunity to catch up and turn them into nitrates. Not only does it detoxify nitrites, but it also deals with nearly any other water quality issue that may arise! With the nitrite levels under control for the moment, you now have time to track down the cause of the problem.

If you read my guides on ammonia and nitrates , you are aware of the advice I am about to give you. By getting waste under control, you minimize any problems caused further down the nitrogen cycle.

The more your fish eat, the more they are going to poop. And, the more they poop, the faster the nitrites will build up inside your aquarium. I would also add that any food that remains uneaten sinks to the bottom and rots. And, you know what that means? More nitrites and nitrates! I kept finding uneaten pieces of food rotting in the corner of my tank. I feed my fish a premeasured amount, and they eat every last piece. But where this extra food was coming from had me stumped.

Mystery solved. If you have live plants in your tank, then you need to incorporate a bit of underwater gardening. When this happens, the leaves fall off and decay, which can lead to an increase in nitrite levels. Every time you see dead or dying bits of plant matter, snip them off and remove them from your aquarium.

You know all those loose bits of food, plant matter and poop? Well, they are going to get sucked up and trapped by your filter. One popular solution is to use an intake sponge filter — literally a sponge that covers the intake to your filter. The sponge traps any gunk that floats through the water, trapping it before it reaches your filter.

Your substrate can quickly become a graveyard of rotting fish food, dead plants and whatever else that gets caught up in it. Easy to use, affordable and effective — if your tank has a substrate, there is little excuse for not owning a gravel vac. Too many fish in a small aquarium will create more waste than the tank can handle, which is a surefire recipe for a spike in nitrite levels. They are just going to suffer in an overstocked tank anyway.

You have been looking for a good excuse to buy a larger aquarium, and nitrite problems are as good a reason as any to make the upgrade! I’ve been keeping fish for over 30 years and currently have 4 different aquariums — it’s an addiction. I’m here to teach you everything there is to know about fishkeeping. I also use this site as an excuse to spend lots of money on testing and reviewing different aquarium products!

You can find my reviews here. I am an old acquariast. Back in the day, I had two 55 gallon tanks. One for Discus, and one for Angel Fish. I have been away from the hobby for 10 years, but never lost my interest in the hobby. A month ago, my wife decided to order a 2. Guess who now is taking care of it? However she purchased the beta before cycling the tank. So I am cycling it the hard way, with the fish in it. Its been about 6 weeks , and it is almost cycled. Not an easy thing to cycle a 2.

So now, I purchased last week a second 2. I am doing a fishles cycling of the tank, using ammonium chloride. As of this morning, I had 2ppm of ammonia, 2 ppm of nitrite, and 4.

So the cycle is well on its way. I have added a full 2 oz bottle of Dr. Tims One and Only Nitrifying bacteriia, also, as an experiment. Will let you know how it all goes. Ohhh, poor little betta — Fish-in cycles can be rough. I hope it survives the cycling process! Would love to hear an update when you are done. Bettas should be kept in a 10g tank minimum… imagine if we stuffed you inside a VW bug to live out your life?

Not a good comparison. While I agree bigger is better, the general consensus among the fish keeping community is 2. The best information I could find.

This has been very helpful. I just love having the aquariums.

 
 

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Hi Terry, It would depend on your fish and the type of food used but my top recommendation in this article would still be my suggestion.

 

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Important Notes 1. However, rotating barrel feeders only have one compartment which can cause problems for community aquariums. Do not wash the auto feeder with water or put it in water. Cons: The timer display can be difficult to read under sunlight. Tetra Min Flake Fish Food ml. Most models have compartments which is days worth of food. The digestive function of the fish is weak at night, so it is better not to feed the fish at night.