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Nitrites should stay at 0, or near it, of their own accord once the tank is cycled. Generally no need to test for them in a cycled tank.
For most tanks, I would say you should have a more accurate test kit than the dip strips. For a tank with nothing but hardy soft corals, a dip strip nitrate test might be fine, since all you need to know is that you have at least 5ppm. I don't know what that is in mg/L.
It's a cute little tank. Should be interesting to see it fill out. Keep that xenia trimmed so it doesn't fill the whole thing.
For most tanks, I would say you should have a more accurate test kit than the dip strips. For a tank with nothing but hardy soft corals, a dip strip nitrate test might be fine, since all you need to know is that you have at least 5ppm. I don't know what that is in mg/L.
It's a cute little tank. Should be interesting to see it fill out. Keep that xenia trimmed so it doesn't fill the whole thing.
