What, then, is that not the “accepted” way of controlling nitrogenous/ammonia waste?
>>You’re using a product to achieve your biological filtration instead of setting up and maintaining your own in situ cultures of bacteria. By doing this your fish are continuously exposed to spikes of ammonia and nitrite, this is HIGHLY stressful my friend, and quite simply not the best in husbandry techniques. If you are utilizing a biological filter that is properly sized and set up, then you should not only NOT require the use of such a product, but post water changes you would not see these spikes of ammonia and nitrite. >I’d prefer to do it the right way and avoid situations like this in the future… >>I strongly suggest, if you don’t already, getting one or two books that will address good means of achieving basic biological filtration. The first would be “The Conscientious Marine Aquarist”, by Bob Fenner. Initial price compared to Stress-zyme may seem high, but over these past couple of years I have a feeling you’ve exceeded this initial cost. It really is a very good book, an
