Nitrite Spike, Can Salt Help?

My 10 g tank has been running for about 40 days and I had overstocked in the beggining but now I have 3 Corys and a adf (I moved the others to new 65g)

So now I have quite a nitrite spike, I did a 30% water change and have been using seachem stability for 5 days. I've heard salt can help with nitrite spike. It was very high at 5ppm I believe. I have 65 gallon that isn't cycled would u recommend putting my 3 Corys in the 65 till I can get the tank stabilized? I also have an ADF in the 10. I also have 3 gallon tank I could put the adf.

So I was thinking daily water changes and possibly adding salt. Also I'm gonna add another air stone

Or removing my fish and frog. I believe the 10 gallon can finish the cycle without fish, am I right?

The for any help

 

Hi, no salt won't do anything for a nitrite spike, water changes & adding Seachem Prime if you have any will, your tank won't cycle without any fish in it unless you feed the beneficial bacteria with ammonia until the colony is big enough to complete the nitrogen cycle, once it's working properly add fish slowly over time so that the BB colony can grow to to keep pace with the stocking levels.

 

My 10 g tank has been running for about 40 days and I had overstocked in the beggining but now I have 3 Corys and a adf (I moved the others to new 65g)

So now I have quite a nitrite spike, I did a 30% water change and have been using seachem stability for 5 days. I've heard salt can help with nitrite spike. It was very high at 5ppm I believe. I have 65 gallon that isn't cycled would u recommend putting my 3 Corys in the 65 till I can get the tank stabilized? I also have an ADF in the 10. I also have 3 gallon tank I could put the adf.

So I was thinking daily water changes and possibly adding salt. Also I'm gonna add another air stone

Or removing my fish and frog. I believe the 10 gallon can finish the cycle without fish, am I right?

The for any help

Hello Mike...

Traces of nitrite in the tank water can be very harmful to fish. Salt will help ease the stress put on fish that are subject to poor water conditions. I'd move everything to a more stable tank. Cycling a tank with fish doesn't hurt the fish as long as you use a very hardy species. Corydoras aren't on the "Hardy" list. Guppies, Platys, any of the Minnows and Swordtails are some of the best to use. But, there are some specific steps to follow if you want to be successful.

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I agree about the corys they seem like a hardy fish but I lost a lot of them early on...they're very sensitive to things that don't effect most other fish.

 

Salt reduces nitrite toxicity, so yes it can help, if your fish are salt tolerant.