I'm not new to saltwater aquariums but did take a long break. Missing the hobby and boredom from Corona Virus got the best of me and now I'm back. I just set up a 15 gallon column. Started last Friday (May 15th). I wanted to speed up my cycle so I tried out Brightwell aquatics Microbacter Start XLM & QuikCycl. I only added the Quikcycl the first day and the StartXLM every day for the last 6. I think I'm going to be stuck with the Nitrites for another week or so even though they advertise a 7 day cycle. Ammonia is dropping nicely. Still have some but it's steadily decreasing. NitrAtes are quite high (50) so clearly the bacteria is doing its job however Nitrites are stuck around 1-1.5 Patience is not my strong suit but I have no choice! Hopefully it happens sooner than later. Anything I can do to help or is this something I need to just let happen with time? I did a 15% water change yesterday like it says to do. Should I keep adding it for a few days? Should I add some more Quikcycl? Does anyone have experience with these products? I sound like such a Rookie! Lol