so been cycling the tank for 1 month nitrite not going down i have done 2x 75% water changes still showing 2ppm on salifert test kit its annoying cause if i have nitrite i can't read what my nitrates are at
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live rock (arrived dry so idk) dosed turbo start 900 + friz9
well i do care about nitrite as stated i can't get a nitrate reading for corals
ammonia is 0
its only a 13.5g tank so water changes will sort that + i'm not having fish this tank is just for coralPatience. I know the "pros" put tanks together for shows and plop corals into "new" tanks in a matter of hours...but that's probably not your or my experience level. At this point....you just gotta wait for it to come down. It will...eventually. Just get into your water change schedule (I do weekly 10%). Not sure of you export equipment (filter roller? protein skimmer?) but you should be trying to dial those in.
I don't think so. I'm no chemist...but...IIRC they say that the nitrite interferes with the nitrate reading. Still might be worth testing it though...just as food for thought...if it's below 10 ppm then you are in good shape (opinion/experience vary on how much nitrate is "right").are they any nitrate tests that bypass the false positive of nitrites
my hanna HR is flashing 75 and my api goes red can't get a reading =/I don't think so. I'm no chemist...but...IIRC they say that the nitrite interferes with the nitrate reading. Still might be worth testing it though...just as food for thought...if it's below 10 ppm then you are in good shape (opinion/experience vary on how much nitrate is "right").
i will try another water change but i have done 2x 75% water changes and no changeWell...I think I don't have enough experience to help ya much at this point. I don't think dosing nitrates is a good idea until you can confirm what you have. Sounds like the Nitrates are off the chart high so waterchanges might be the only way that's coming out.
I'll defer to the more experienced coral only reefers.
rodi water not sure on ph don't know where my PH monitor is i will try and find it1 Fritz turbo has a FAQ about what to do when ur cycle stuck at high nitrite, it needs a phosphate source (fish food).
2 Whats ur ph? Nitrite processing bacteria needs higher ph than ammonia processing, if you have low ph like 7.5 or below, ammonia processing bacteria might develop while nitrite processing might stall/grow very slow.
3 is your water dechlorinated properly?
4 if all of the above is fine and still no change maybe I would add a non fritz bacteria, like atm colony
5 I would not measure/touch nitrates until nitrites are 0