Nitrite wont go down

[sebastiaan153]

So i set my aquarium up about 3-4 weeks.
After a week i added 2 clowns and a shrimp. Now i know thats early. I used reel reef rock and reef sand also i used live seawater. How my nitrite has been high for a week i used nite out for a week but still the values are high what should i do ???

 

[moosevandyke]

whoops I thought I saw nitrates not nitrite that number doesn't matter

 

[Troylee]

Stop testing for it and enjoy your tank… that’s what you should do! lol… it doesn’t matter in a reef tank and doesn’t hurt anything! What’s your nitrates at?

 

[sebastiaan153]

whoops I thought I saw nitrates not nitrite that number doesn't matter

Stop testing for it and enjoy your tank… that’s what you should do! lol… it doesn’t matter in a reef tank and doesn’t hurt anything! What’s your nitrates at?

Nitrate is about 15ppm

 

[taricha]

Even some bacterial products that do a good job of quickly oxidizing ammonia to nitrite can sometimes leave nitrite hanging around a long time - weeks and weeks.
nitrite oxidizers can be very slow to catch up. It's not unusual or concerning.

 

[Uncle99]

Nitrate is about 15ppm

So if you wish less, a water change of 50% will result in say 8ppm. But only if you have room in terms of phosphate.

Or you can do nothing at all at this early stage.

Depends on what your goals are for nutrient availability in your system.

 

[Formulator]

So i set my aquarium up about 3-4 weeks.
After a week i added 2 clowns and a shrimp. Now i know thats early. I used reel reef rock and reef sand also i used live seawater. How my nitrite has been high for a week i used nite out for a week but still the values are high what should i do ???

I think you answered your own question. You are rushing things. Slow down and stop putting “fix in a bottle” chemicals in your tank. The nitrites will come down with time as your bacteria get established. You may want to check for ammonia if you haven’t already. Don’t add any more livestock until you get those nitrites down or you risk ammonia spike that could wipe out your existing fish.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I still haven’t seen any value for nitrite?

 

[Troylee]

So i set my aquarium up about 3-4 weeks.
After a week i added 2 clowns and a shrimp. Now i know thats early. I used reel reef rock and reef sand also i used live seawater. How my nitrite has been high for a week i used nite out for a week but still the values are high what should i do ???

What ever you’re using most likely “API” test kit is giving you a false reading.. any signs of nitrite your nitrates would be through the roof! You said nitrates are 15 so it’s cycled, time to stop adding any chemicals and just enjoy your tank.