Why arnt my nitrites going down?

[CStrickland]

"The ones that eat ammonia seem to get going quicker"
I read that correctly....the word SEEM is incorrect, you were wrong & you can't accept it.

This is getting weird.
In the first post OP said that their nitrites "seem" to be stuck, and asked why that would be. I'm not familiar with the brand of bottled bacteria that OP used, but they generally present themselves as containing bacteria to process both ammonia and nitrites. So it makes a certain sense that OP would be confused as to why, having added both types, their nitrites are not being cleared yet.

Again, the question was why the nitrite eaters "seem" to get going slower than the ammonia eaters. I proposed that ammonia eaters "seem" to get going faster - because they are diff bacteria and the nitrite eaters must wait for the their food to be created.

It seems that way because it is that way. If you disagree you are free to explain why. You're OT making this personal by quoting & LOLing at me, then being dismissive that I "google research" and should get over it, and now you're parsing the word "seem"?
You're being weird & you can't accept it.

 

[Pet Detective]

don't add a damsel.
Why does everyone add the most damn aggressive fish in aquaria FIRST?

Well in the way, way back, old timey days, that's how we were told to jump start a cycle with an inexpensive fish that was probably going to die in this process....archaic, & cruel but we know better these days & just for the record Blue-Green Chromis are Damsels & do not exhibit those extremely aggressive attributes as most do, I have 3 in my Reef, 2 have become females & they spawn regularly but the eggs never have a chance to make it.

 

[Pet Detective]

This is getting weird.
In the first post OP said that their nitrites "seem" to be stuck, and asked why that would be. I'm not familiar with the brand of bottled bacteria that OP used, but they generally present themselves as containing bacteria to process both ammonia and nitrites. So it makes a certain sense that OP would be confused as to why, having added both types, their nitrites are not being cleared yet.

Again, the question was why the nitrite eaters "seem" to get going slower than the ammonia eaters. I proposed that ammonia eaters "seem" to get going faster - because they are diff bacteria and the nitrite eaters must wait for the their food to be created.

It seems that way because it is that way. If you disagree you are free to explain why. You're OT making this personal by quoting & LOLing at me, then being dismissive that I "google research" and should get over it, and now you're parsing the word "seem"?
You're being weird & you can't accept it.

Guy or Girl....the correct phraseology would have been:The bacteria that consume & convert ammonia into nitrites begin first, not SEEM to....they do, it's not up for debate.

I'm done hijacking, it's NFL time & you are grasping at straws calling me weird?


You SEEM agitated, so I'll leave you alone to ponder the err of your ways. Have a nice Sunday.

 

[CStrickland]

lol
so weird

 

[Isaac01]

thank you all for your replys, the reason i was going with a damsel is becouse its cheap small and hardy.... yes most are devils thats why i would put him in my sump where he cant hide from me when i want to take him back, my last tank i had to take out all the rock to get one out. also CSTICKLAND might be right because the bacteria i bought says its for proccessing the ammonia and the nitrites, so thats telling me the proper bactiria should be present to proccess both from the bottle..again thank you all for your time....

 

[Rubasu]

I would wait on any fish until you're sure the cycle is done. Like others said, the nitrites will drop overnight at random. I ran into the same thing. Don't put in a fish until then, even in the sump. The sump is still part of the system, so it's going to be the same as putting it in the DT anyway.

 

[ScienceRulez]

Add my voice to those suggesting you wait on the fish.

The tank where I work, as some of you will no doubt recall, had really high nitrates, phosphates, and the tank looked like a lawn with all the GHA in it. After all the fish died (long and very painful story), back in september, I started the (very) long process to get the tank on a more sound footing to get the parameters right this time. Well I am happy to say that finally my Nitrates are almost to 0..(.25, Salifert), and Phosphates are down to .5 (also Salifert), it has taken many months. So please be patient.

 

[PAXpress]

im kinda dissapointed in my bacteria i bought... i seen a video by mister salt water and he added bacteria and 2 clowns to a tank and the readings allmost stayed undetectable in a new tank that hadnt cycled yet with dry rock and dry sand....

Funny I tried the same stuff. Clowns didn't live. I do think it boosted the speed of my cycle slightly but wasn't an instant fix. Also when Mr Saltwater did the test he still showed .5 ammonia which is still harmful for fish. He used a 130 gallon tank so maybe thats why his fish didn't die. Mine was on a 75 nearly half the water volume and I don't have a sump which is less water as well.

 

[CStrickland]

yeah,
I almost did the same thing when I set up because I saw on one of those BRS videos for beginners that you could start a tank with biospira, dry rock, dry sand, and tap water; and add a fish the next day.

You would think big shots like BRS and Mr. Saltwater would know better. IDK why they promote these products so hard. I wonder if they get $$$ for it? Everyone acts like Tanked is the worst thing that ever happened to the hobby, but I think BRS and MR. Saltwater have killed a lot of fish too.

 

[Isaac01]

lol yeah its funny couse i been watching the BRS videos on the 52 weeks of reefing and they put some firefish in the tank and they all died.... i wonder if they cycled the tank first? i dont wanna knock them to hard though they do have some great videos, but some stuff you wonder.....also sometimes i think they promote certain products because that's what they sell.