Am I close (and other questions)

[MikeMTL]

I finally got my ammonia to drop relatively quickly. Now all i'm waiting for is my nitrites to drop as quickly. Is it normal that it was almost 3 days for my nitrites to drop (after I dose ammonia)? Also, my nitrates are very high, obviously. Should I do a WC to bring them down or will it not make any difference for the cycle?

 

[BruceII]

Just follow the guide. They will all go in the right direction if you follow the guide....as written.

 

[Essjay]

It always takes longer for nitrites to drop to zero than it does for ammonia.