Nitrite high in cycling

jjquin66 · May 23, 2022

20 gallon saltwater tank. Cycling on 7th day with amonia at 0 and nitrite 5ppm. Should I do a water change or just wait it out

vetteguy53081 · May 23, 2022

jjquin66 said:
20 gallon saltwater tank. Cycling on 7th day with amonia at 0 and nitrite 5ppm. Should I do a water change or just wait it out

Good news is that NitrIte has little to no significance in saltwater opposed to freshwater. Unless its over 100-120, I would not worry about it.

MERKEY · May 23, 2022

Hello and welcome to R2R!

Like vetteguy said, nitrites are no longer really a concern when cycling, they do show your tank is working on it

G Santana · May 23, 2022

Welcome to R2R

Sean Clark · May 23, 2022

Welcome to the salty side. Don't sweat it. Don't rush the reef.

PeterC99 · May 23, 2022

Welcome to R2R!

vetteguy53081 · May 23, 2022

bnord · May 23, 2022

jjquin66 said:
20 gallon saltwater tank. Cycling on 7th day with amonia at 0 and nitrite 5ppm. Should I do a water change or just wait it out

You’re in great shape Quinn - on your way

bnord · May 23, 2022

And welcome. - hope we can help - what are your goals?

N1tew0lf1212 · May 23, 2022

Welcome to r2r

Miami Reef · May 23, 2022

Welcome!

jjquin66 · May 23, 2022

bnord said:
And welcome. - hope we can help - what are your goals?

My goal is to maintain lps and soft Corals looking amazing. And also a few fish.

blaxsun · May 23, 2022

Anemone_Fanatic · May 23, 2022

Welcome to R2R! The nitrite will go down eventually, it just needs time.

Looking Coral Reef GIF by Monterey Bay Aquarium

ShepherdReefer · May 23, 2022

Hello and welcome to the channel. You are looking good. Wait it out.

jjquin66 · May 23, 2022

ShepherdReefer said:
Hello and welcome to the channel. You are looking good. Wait it out

vetteguy53081 said:

Good news is that NitrIte has little to no significance in saltwater opposed to freshwater. Unless its over 100-120, I would not worry about

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ShepherdReefer said:
Hello and welcome to the channel. You are looking good. Wait it out

ShepherdReefer said:
Hello and welcome to the channel. You are looking good. Wait it out.

Heater is at 84 and salinity is at 20. Can I lower heater and raise salinity to 35 now that amonia is at 0?

ShepherdReefer · May 23, 2022

My tanks run between 76 degrees and 77 degrees. 84 degrees is hot and the salinity at 20, is low. 34 - 35 ppt is an excellent area to be at. You want Ammonia and nitrites at 0. These two are not good for fish.