Illithid;77296 said:
I believe you can use nitrite absorbtion stuff from the LFS. IF it is going down, the octo is fine, AND it isn't too high you could let the filter handle it and it would increase the capacity of it some-in case it happens again.
Well it went down from the level that it was when it did spike, but its been staying at the lowered level for a few days without going down further and im just a little concerned. Im sure if I do a bigger water change, it'll be more effective. If not, i'll try using the nitrite absorbing products...however, I read on the internet that their really isn't a such thing as nitrite removers or absorbers and the ones that exist are in-effective according to aquarium keepers. But i'll try it out anyway. I plan to do a 50% water change tomarrow.
EDIT: Just want to add that I found 2 products I could try and use. 1 is AmQuel Plus which clears out chlorines, toxins, ammonia and nitrites per table spoon and the other is Prime which does the same. Has anyone ever used any of these with good results?
Nitrite so far is all I need to treat. Otherwise the rest of my water quality is perfect: pH - 8.1, Alkalinity - 300, Nitrate - 0 ppm, Salinity - 1.026, Temp. - 72 F.