Help with Nitrite!

[samschwitz]

Hey guys just checked all of my levels today... Ph 8.2 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 0 and Nitrate was off the chart... Tank has been established for 5 months... Any help would be great... I have 2 lunar wrasses, one picasso trigger, hermit crabs and some conchs... 60 gallon tank

 

[candycane]

Are your nitrates high or your NITRITES, ATES or ITES?

 

[aztec reef]

I think he ment Trites..
has a fish recently died?
have u recently added lr?
what and how much are u feeding?

 

[samschwitz]

Yeah sorry definitely trates... Just added a new fish everything is alive and well, and I am feeding twice a day... I always make sure to feed just enough that they will eat...

 

[coastie81]

First I would prolly cut down on the feeding, my opinion 2 times a day is a little much unless you have a awesome clean up crew. that could be the cause of the trates. just my .02