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 | | Subject: Re: Removing unwanted nitrate, nitrite, ammonia Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:18 am | |
| Be careful with using too much prime, it will take out all the ammonia and the good bacteria will starve. If i have a problem with a tank going into a mini cycle i use prime take out most of the ammonia, but not all, so the bacteria how something to eat and build up numbers.
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| | Subject: Re: Removing unwanted nitrate, nitrite, ammonia Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:56 am | |
| That's great, but what about the nitrite? Isn't that the killer? The prime has zilched the ammonia but the fish are growing so hopefully it will return a bit. |
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