My nitrite test is near expiration date, so not trusting it really. But anyway, it's not important at this step.it’s just the way the test is designed to work, the test reduces the nitrates into nitrite, so if there is already nitrites in the water, those will be counted as nitrates.
My ammonia today is 0. Bright yellow! No green hue at all.
I'll redose ammonia to roughly 1ppm and check again tomorrow.