Nitrite/Nitrate Levels

[blissninny]

I set my tank up just over 6 weeks ago and used two cocktail sized shrimp to facilitate the cycling...the ammonia has spiked and gone down to 0 however, I can't get the nitrite and nitrate levels to go down. What should I do? I want fish!

 

[maxalmon]

What are you readings? and what type of test kits are you using?

 

[blissninny]

They are both off the chart.

 

[blissninny]

I don't know the name of the kit but it is the one with all the tests in it (PH, Alkilinity, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate)