"I have always thought NO2 Nitrite was toxic:

No it is not. That doesn't mean let run off the scale.You still want it at 0. Most of the
so called Nitrite deaths are just delayed ammonia poisoning

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"Richard Ryerson" wrote in message
...
: Nitrite (NO2-) is non-toxic in seawater?
:
: Do you mean nitrate (NO3-)?
:
: I have always thought NO2 Nitrite was toxic.
:
: -Rick
:
: "Boomer" wrote in message
: ...
: "Anybody knows how this product reacts with nitrites
: or nitrates? "
:
: No, it will not remove nitrites or nitrates. I talked to the inventor last
: month. He said
: it is a line of BS from Kordon. What we have found out is that the product
: is interfering
: with the test kits giving false readings that it is gone, when it is
: actually still
: there.If you use other means for testing rather than the common kit, but
: more analytical
: means, such as a spectrophotometer, it is still there.
:
:
: "BTW - what are toxic levels of nitrite for living critters?"
:
: Quite high, much higher than you kit, as nitrite is basically non-toxic
: in seawater, as
: it has to compete with the chloride ion, which always wins. It has been a
: myth for decades
: that nitrite is much more toxic in SW than FW. It is much more toxic in
: FW.
: --
: Boomer
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: "Pszemol" wrote in message
: ...
: : I have noticed Amquel+ is advertised as to deal with not
: : only amonia (which is explained as to form a non-toxic
: : compound accessible to nitrifying bacteria) but also
: : good to deal with nitrite and nitrates...
: : Anybody knows how this product reacts with nitrites
: : or nitrates? What are the products of the reaction?
: :
: : BTW - what are toxic levels of nitrite for living critters?
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