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Just started my aquarium over 2 weeks ago and on the cycle right now and ammonia is dropping and nitrite is a little high so wondering if I should just keep waiting and they will eventually drop or if I should be adding stuff to help drop them?
 

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Just started my aquarium over 2 weeks ago and on the cycle right now and ammonia is dropping and nitrite is a little high so wondering if I should just keep waiting and they will eventually drop or if I should be adding stuff to help drop them?

Nitrite is a fresh water concern.
 
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We don't really test the nitrite, the most important is that the ammonia should be zero, and you should see some nitrates, nitrate will go up to 10+ . Nitrite just shows the cycle is progressing, but ammonia and nitrate are the 2 to test.
My bad typo error by me that’s what I meant
 
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