I am about 4 weeks into a new tank cycle started with fish and dry rock and dry sand in a 6 5gal tank. Used brightwell tank starterXLT. and all went well at first. However, now I am still showing pretty high nitrites (2.0), even though I have fairly strong nitrates (40) and a few phosphates (<0.25)--using API Reef masters kit. 2 days ago I added about 4 lbs of live rock from LFS that has green and coraline algae on it to boost the biodiverstiy and add more of the nitrite-to nitrate bacteria. Been fighting a Brown slime on horizontal surface that gets light for over a week.
Just don't understand why nitrites are not falling??? and don't want to add any thing else until they do??? Any ideas?
Just don't understand why nitrites are not falling??? and don't want to add any thing else until they do??? Any ideas?