new aquarium

hi guys and girls i have set up my tank and it has been running for about 3 weeks now, the nitrite levels have shot up and dont seem to be going down been high for about a week now. there is no fish in the tank yet as i am stiil waiting for the levels to drop. is there ant way or anything i can do to reduce this levl of nitrite xxx

A colony of beneficial bacteria will eliminate the nitrite problem. Does the aquarium also have ammonia? Depending on the size of the aquarium, it can take a month or more for it to go through it's nitrogen cycle. Our blogs have more details about the nitrogen cycle, but it basically involves growing a colony of beneficial bacteria. If you add a small amount of flake food every day or so, the bacteria colony will develop faster. Live plants also help. Before you add fish, be sure that ammonia and nitrite are both at zero.