No nitrates after Easy Green, high nitrites!

[DSoraTs]

5 day old 36 gallon fishless.

Plants: Baby Dwarf Tears; Brazilian Pennywort; Dwarf Pennywort; Bacopa Salzmannii Purple; Alternathera Reineckii Scarlet Temple; Java Moss. All new.

CO2: Drop check is green 

API: Master Test Kit

PH. 6.2

Ammonia: 2ppm (Dr. Tims)

Nitrites: 1-2ppm

Nitrates: 0ppm

KH: 2 drops (not sure how to read this one)

TDS: 350

Fluval Stratum and Eco Complete. Driftwood. API Quick Start. Easy Green 3 pumps every other day skipping weekends. Crushed coral. Finnex 24/7 High light. HOB filter. Very small amount of hair algae on BDT, nowhere else. 

 

Ok! Nerd stuff out of the way! Very new to planted tanks. Here is my question: Is it normal to have 0 nitrates after dosing Easy Green (test was 2 hours after dosing)? My ammonia is high because of Dr. Tims, is the nitrite coming from the fertilizer, Quick Start, or both? Should I dose more Easy Green to get nitrates up even though nitrites and ammonia is high? Am I missing something completely? Thank you!

Edited July 8, 2022 by DSoraTs
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[Mmiller2001]

I'm wouldn't dose more for now, plants love that ammonia. Keep lights low until it cycles. Unfortunately, algae love ammonia too. 

That EG dose is pretty low, your test kit is low resolution and may not show such low levels of Nitrates 

[DSoraTs]

Will the Baby Dwarf Tears be alright if I lower my light? Thank you for your reply!

[Mmiller2001]

You will have to balance it. When you have high ammonia and enough light, problems will quickly get out of control.

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