Dan J. S. wrote:
Jeff Dantzler wrote:
Dan J. S. wrote:

Use Amquel next time. It's the best friend to a Python system. Works
quick, and eliminates Nitrates and Ammonia.. nitrites too!!

Please practice what you preach!

http://www.novalek.com/kpd79.htm

I may have jumped the gun on this one...

However--Dan refered to "Amquel", which from the link I cited
"Contains 100% sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate". This will do nothing
to combat high nitrite or nitrate. It is to deal with chloramine and
ammonia just as I asserted.

From http://www.novalek.com/kpd79.htm,
"As a general rule, when using tap water in which chlorine and chloramines
are present, but not nitrites, nitrates or other organics -- then it is
safe to use the less expensive AmQuel. If there is the possibility of
nitrites, nitrates and other organics being involved, then Amquel+ is
recommended."

Amquel+ is not what Dan refered to.

I was not aware of the newer Amquel+ and Dan may have in fact meant to
type Amquel+. Sorry for being too quick to criticize.

I am not a big fan of fancy products that magically make metabolites like
nitrite or nitrate "dissappear". I assure you the nitrogen is still in
the tank in one form or another.

The only way to get rid of the nitrogen is to do water changes, or to
drive enough photosynthesis that the excess nitrogen gets locked up in
plant biomass. You can also get fancy carbon or resin that will adsorb
nitrite or nitrate, but I personally am not interested in being locking
into buying such products on a monthly basis. Water changes are cheap.

Hope this clarifies.

Jeff Dantzler