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Should I do a water change while the tank is cycling? There are no fish in the tank just rock Local fish store advised to put in a few fish But I have not done that If I wait will the nitrates come down naturally I am thinking of adding more live sand

I am on day 14 new 55 gallon tank with 50lbs of live cured rock from LFS wet/dry coral life super skimmer 65 and a 404 fluval also 25lbs of live sand Did 14 day test and the ammonia is .25 and closer to zero Phosphate .25 and closer to zero but the nitrate is off the chart is this normal in a...

I set up a 55 gallon reef tank 7 days ago I put in 35 lbs of cured live rock from LFS 2 bags of live sand That's it in the tank nothing else. The filters are fluvial 403 wet dry sump with bio balls I have a protein skimmer but not hooked up yet. 7 day test results = calcium 580 mg/l ppm...