Cycling questions!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by EdsonFOWLR

So to reduce the nitrates even during the cycle I should just do a water change or is there something else I should do?

First, I would suggest you take a sample of your water to your LFS for them to double check your readings. It doesn't make sense to me that it would be so high. Did you buy used rock from another tank or new rock from the LFS?

Originally Posted by EdsonFOWLR

I was using a shrimp to cycle the tank out and there probily is still some in the tank is what I am thinking.

When you use live rock you do not need to use a shrimp to cycle it. The live rock cycles the tank itself. How big was this shrimp?