Nitrite spiking... down?

[Jeddi]

Is it normal for the nitrite levels to quickly spike down? I just cheked them a few days ago and they were at least 2ppm; I hadn't see them go down at all for about a week after they spiked up. Then, today, I check and there's 0 nitrites. is this normal?

[Lab_Rat]

Sounds like the biofilter caught up to the amount of nitrite that needed processed.

[Jeddi]

Okay... something just can't be right. I'm getting 0ppm of nitrate when just the other day it was at least 20ppm

[Lab_Rat]

Make sure you shake the reagents well and follow directions exactly.

[Jeddi]

I did it the same way I've done the 100s of times before. D: Could it possibly be a chemical or something that got in the tank?

Yesterday I accidentally got a *tiny* bit of hair conditioner in the tank through my hands. It was dried up on my hands and when I put my hands in the water my hands got wet and slimy, but I don't see how that could've done this?

[Lady Hobbs]

Did you do a water change? Sounds very odd but one of my tanks nitrates dropped at the end of the cycle, as well. I found it odd myself.

Nitrites will also drop suddenly just when you think they will not move.

[Jeddi]

Did you do a water change? Sounds very odd but one of my tanks nitrates dropped at the end of the cycle, as well. I found it odd myself.

Nitrites will also drop suddenly just when you think they will not move.
Glad to know I'm not the only one. No water change for a little less than a week, either. I think I'll wait a few days to add fish in case something happened...

[Cermet]

Glad to know I'm not the only one. No water change for a little less than a week, either. I think I'll wait a few days to add fish in case something happened...
Don't let your new bacteria starve!:help: Keep using fish food. Before adding your fish,check numbers (ammonia/nitrites 0; nitrates can be high. Then do a 90% water change and add the fish - your done; enjoy. :hmm3grin2orange: