Nitrite NO2

Aaron88 · May 30, 2018

So my NO2 leaves were high so I did a water change 15gl in my 55gl tank. I re tested my water a few hours after my water change and my NO2 is still at 0.2. Why is it still high and how do I get it down?

DKH- 10
Ph- 8.3
NO2- 0.2
Ammonia- 0
NO3- 10

glb · May 30, 2018

Aaron88 said:
So my NO2 leaves were high so I did a water change 15gl in my 55gl tank. I re tested my water a few hours after my water change and my NO2 is still at 0.2. Why is it still high and how do I get it down?

DKH- 10
Ph- 8.3
NO2- 0.2
Ammonia- 0
NO3- 10

How old is the tank? Is it still cycling?

NewbieReefer11 · May 30, 2018

Yeah no one can really help much with-out knowing if its a tank not cycled issue or something else.

EmptyWallet · May 30, 2018

Don't stress nitrite isn't toxic to saltwater fish until into the hundreds of ppm. With time and patience your nitrosomonas bacteria will catchup to get it down to zero