Google E250 and E249 and E:numbers@Randy Holmes-Farley
How could one dose nitrite? What chemical could I use to explore this?
As stated above - it is impossible to sort out one single cause for mortality when establishing a new tank - they all can contribute
As stated above it is possible to bring two possible reasons down to zero with a complete and proper nitrification process.
This is not a discussion of chemistry - it is a discussion of husbandry and ethical approach to reefing .
Why take the highest LD50 numbers as examples - why not take the lowest and try to figure out when the first individual will die of that species.
There are other more significant and likely culprits for "problems" in new tanks. What evidence is there that nitrite is the issue as opposed to something else?
Once again
Exactly my opinion - why when add a possible stress moment with nitrite to this? Taking care of the ammonia and nitrite is easy thing to achieve before adding livestock in a tank that is cycled with techniques that give a high ammonia input in the start. Or start the tank with a low ammonia input techniques,
The stress in the bag - out of water any many other things we can´t change so much - but the nitrification cycle we can handle.
Once again - that something is toxic does not means that it kill directly and of all the stress moments we have when we stock a new tank had importance for the outcome. Let us fix the things we can fix and lower the total stress in these moments.
It is not a question of killing fish or not - it is a question of decent husbandry with living things
To recommend anyone to add new livestock to a tank that content above 0.5 ppm NO2 is not good husbandry IMO.
Sincerely Lasse
Sincerely Lasse