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I'm not too familiar with TLC Optimizer, but are you sure you used the Salt Water version?Is my cycle stuck or am I getting a bad indication? Ammonia is 0, Nitrates 0 but nitrites are off scale and don't really match the Red Sea color chart, more orangey red than dark purple. Dosed with 2ppm Ammonium 48 hrs ago. Using TLC Optimizer.
10 gal QT, HOB, powerhead w/foam filter, a few pieces of left over dry rock, no lights. 6 wks in DT has cycled fine in that time.
The Redsea nitrite test only reads to 1ppm if I recall correctly, so it can be off scale and still be very low. Since the nitrate test works by breaking the nitrates into nitrites and then measuring them, it is likely that your nitrites aren't too high or you would show high nitrates, also.
I would double check to make sure you are doing the testing correctly, but otherwise just give it another day or two.