Prime to reduce Nitrites?

[Chrexis]

Has anyone used prime to reduce the nitrite spikes during cycling? My current water parameters are PH: 7.8, Ammonia:0PPM, Nitrite:1.0PPM, Nitrate, 5.0PPM. Would I just treat the whole tank for the nitrite spike or should I wait until my water change?

[Canuck Fins]

The nitrite spike is part of cycling, is it not? It should decrease when the nitrates number goes up. Then you do the water change. Are you doing a fishless cycle?

[Chrexis]

Originally Posted by Canuck Fins

The nitrite spike is part of cycling, is it not? It should decrease when the nitrates number goes up. Then you do the water change. Are you doing a fishless cycle?

I am doing a fishes in cycle, but it is being seeded from a smaller tank that was completely cycled. I know it's part of the cycle, but I'm just trying to keep the water at a good quality. It's a 26 gallon tank being seeded from a 5.5, and it'll be a week monday since it's been seeded.

[Pogthefish]

Fishless it does not matter how much nitrite is in the water, and fish-in cycles are tricky and stressful for the fish.

[jeffegg2]

You could always just do a partial water change.

Jeff.

[Hallyx]

I'm not sure Prime does anything for nitrites. I'd do partial changes to get and keep the nitrites below 0.25ppm. You might research SeaChem's Stability. I think your situation is what it'' for.

If you're getting 0.0 ppm ammonia plus nitrite and nitrate after only a week, you're doing really well---testimony to the efficiency of 'seeded' cycling.

Would you be so kind as to document your cycle and post it here:

http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/b...e-logs-104242/

Thanks a lot.