New Fish Tank Nitrite Levels.?

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I set up a new 63 litre tropical fish tank 2 weeks ago (i added water purifier), i left it running for a couple of days then started adding little bits of food to make the nitrite cycle start so i could actually add fish. A few days ago i put in some plants, and a couple of days ago i bought this kit with something called "Filter Start" in it and a testing kit for pH and Nitrite, the pH was almost perfect (7.5) but the nitrite was deep red something like 4.0mg/l, so i added the filter start. I tested the nitrite levels today and i had got worse the colour chart only goes up to the dark colour of around 4.0mg/l and this was much darker, like a bottle of undiluted black current squash. What has happened? What can i do, i really want to move my fish over to the new tank?

Thanks for the help.
 
It's actually called the nitrogen cycle. Nitrite is the second part of the nitrogen cycle. First there's ammonia, then it turns into nitrite, then nitrate..so you're almost there. You need a test kit that tests for all three, or at least find one for nitrate. You will just need to wait a little while longer until the nitrites turn into nitrates. Then, as long as nitrates are under 40 ppm, you can add your fish. If they are too high just do a water change.
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Nitrite? If there are no fish in there, there shouldn't be any nitrites. I would not recommend putting the fish in there if you have nitrites.
 
Nitrite? If there are no fish in there, there shouldn't be any nitrites. I would not recommend putting the fish in there if you have nitrites.
 
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