Cycle almost complete?

Meadowlark

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I started cycling my 55 gallon tank on June 6th by adding a couple of dead shrimp and then just over a week later I added 50 lbs of live rock. Is my cycle almost complete? Heres what I have in terms of readings today.

specific gravity 1.025
temperature 78.6
ammonia 0
Nitrites 2.0 (could be more colors on tester very similar)
Nitrates 20 or 40 (also difficult to tell due to colors test
uses are similar)

I did not test yet for ph or anything else because not important at this point...right?
 
Once your nitrites are zero, I have heard it takes longer for nitrate processing bacteria to develop...be patient, they should drop!
 
You are getting there, dont let impatience get the better of you, give it one more week then test again
 
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