Nitrites spike

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I dont know whats happening but my axolotls tank spiked randomly in nitrites. I dont know why!

We have plants and 1 axie. Everything has been fine for months. He's in a smaller tank bc he's a baby so we've been doing 50% water changes daily bc I find the 10 gallon tank the ammonia gets high quickly . We did cycle the tank prior and everything was good. Not sure why the nitrites spiked suddenly. Water looks clear8
 
ammonia spikes will cause nitrite spikes, they are noticeable because they haven't been converted yet. If the ammonia is getting high quick (even after being cycled) then your filtration isn't large enough to cope with the bio load. also add some air stones (if you haven't already) as this can be beneficial to the bacteria.
 
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