How I Saved My Koi From High Nitrite (Step by Step)

Описание: Koi look rough and you’re fighting that horrible sinking feeling? This is where most koi keepers (me included, in the past!) panic and grab a bottle of chemicals… but this time we do it differently.

In this video I walk you through a calm, step‑by‑step way to deal with sick koi, high nitrite and mystery problems – without making things worse.

First, we TEST the water instead of guessing:

Ammonia • Nitrite • pH • KH • Temperature

We find the nitrite reading is high – the real problem in black and white. Then I show you the exact steps I use to deal with high nitrite safely:

Increase the trickle in to dilute nitrite
Use Seachem Prime to neutralise it
Add MICROBE-LIFT NITE-OUT II and Colombo Bacto Balls to boost the biological film and convert nitrite to nitrate
Relieve symptoms with salt at ½ oz per gallon (using a salt meter)
Improve turnover and oxygenation – especially if you have a shower filter to help gas off ammonia
But that only fixes the SYMPTOM. In the video we then go deeper and look for the ROOT CAUSE – which is usually not enough filter media for the amount of food you’re feeding and the number of koi you’re keeping. I show you how simply adding more media or an extra filter can solve recurring nitrite problems long term.

Over the next few days, as things stabilise:

• Readings slowly improve

• Gasping stops