How big is your tank? I would say 50% WC.

 

It's 3.5 gallon. And I have bought Seachem Prime so should I just add that or, 50% water change or both together?

 

Prime doesn't remove Nitrite. You have to do a partial water change to bring it down to 0. Test again and if Nitrite is not 0, you should do another partial water change.

 

Oh it doesn't? It says on the bottle it detoxifies Nitrite? I will do a 50% water change right now. Should I add prime to the new water or directly to the tank? And how much should I add to a 3.5 gallon I'm getting confused with how high a concentration this is. Based on my calculations I should add about 1/3 of 1ml to the tank?

 

Add it to the new water, 2 drops per gallon.

 

Unfortunately, it doesn't. The only way to remove Nitrite is water change.


Add Prime in new water before poring into the tank. Prime dosage is 2 drops per gallon. You will need 4 drops for 50% WC. You can get an eye dropper at any drugstore.

 

Ok thanks so much! The community on here is awesome and I'm grateful beyond words

 

If you are following the tutorial below, note it says a 25% water change at .25ppm of either Ammonia or Nitrite; or a 50% at .50ppm. I prefer .25ppm. I also dose Seachem Stability: Double dose on Day 1; regular dose Days 2-8.

Prime is a precaution but not a substitute for water changes. During cycling you may have to do a water change every day to keep parameters down; some days you may have to do two.

http://www.bettafish.com/30-betta-fish-care/507585-cycling-two-sentence-tutorial.html

 

If you are not already aware, I just wanted to add that the detoxifying effects of Seachem Prime are only temporary. The effects last only 24-48 hours before any ammonia/nitrite etc. still present is released.

Seachem Prime buys you some breathing space when undertaking a fish-in cycle, but water changes are still necessary as the ammonia/nitrite will continue to build-up.