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That's great advice that I will take. Thank you so much for taking the time to help this newbie out.

That's the weird thing. I feed them very sparingly. Usually, once every other day, and I only drop about a dozen pellets in there for 3 fish.

Truthfully, my fish seem happy as a clam, so I guess I'll wait it out. Will the water change help with the algae problem?

CEverii, Would the water change help the nitrites go to zero as well, or will that delay them going to zero? How much water would you change out on a 55-gallon? Thanks.

I didn't start testing my water until about week 2 of my cycle, but my nitrates were high from the point I started testing. My test kit only goes to 160 on nitrates which is bright red. Every time I test, it's bright red, so who knows what the actual level really is. That being said, will...

Thanks Kurt, Since I'm so new at this, my fear is that changing the water will just prolong my nitrites reaching zero. They keep fluctuating between .5 and .125, but they just won't go to the cyan color I'm waiting for. So nitrates are more of a nuisance than a major problem? Will...

Thanks for the advice so far. 55-gallon tank by the way. My inexperience is why I added fish. I didn't realize that I could cycle a tank without liverock and without fish. My bad. I will kill the lights until it has finished cycling, but should I do a partial water change even though the tank...

My tank had been sitting dormant for well over a year. Lights off. When the water would drop a couple of inches in the tank, I'd top it off with tap water. I know... tap water is horrible. On May 29th, 2010, I finally decided to re-establish my tank. I changed out the existing dead coral rock...