Is this too high?

[Fishfaced]

Is my nitrite too high?
I find it hard reading the colour chart as to me this purple doesn't really resemble any on the chart perfectly.

 

[Fishfaced]

Any experienced advice would be great.
What should I do next?

Leave it and add more flakes when ammonia drops a bit more?

Do a water change to dilute the nitrites?

 

[Colin_T]

If you have fish in the tank, then yes it is too high. However, if you are cycling an aquarium and filter, then it's fine.

If you lay the colour chart down on a table, you can put the phials on the chart and look down on them to match the colours.

It looks between 2-5ppm.

 

[Fishfaced]

If you have fish in the tank, then yes it is too high. However, if you are cycling an aquarium and filter, then it's fine.

If you lay the colour chart down on a table, you can put the phials on the chart and look down on them to match the colours.

It looks between 2-5ppm.

No fish yet.
I'll try that technique, thanks.

Good luck with your housing situation by the way.. hope something works out.