Cycling confusion/odd readings

[new but handy]

I used shrimp out of a shrimp ring! My tank is sort of large so I through in about 10. I didn't pull them out I just let the bacteria do their thing. If you set up your tank last weekend from scratch (ie no seeding) then just relax and let nature do her thing. Be patient you've got at least a month before that thing is cycled. Test weekly not daily unless you've got nothing to do! use that month to read and learn and ask questions. I filled my tank in the begining of sept and didn't put anything in untill the middle of oct. Even then I only put in a cuc and a bottle of arctic pods (I want a manderin). I added my first fish in the middle of nov. I could be wrong but I don't think corals effect the nitrogen cycle to much.
Have fun and save your money this hobby is addictive and expensive