your nitrates will never reach 0. you have to do water changes to keep them below about 20-30 ppm. you add ammonia to 4-5ppm (around there, doesn't have to be spot on) and wait. test about every couple days for both ammonia and nitrites. when your ammonia starts dropping, your nitrites should be going up. keep an eye on the ammonia and add more to keep it at about 2ppm when it starts to drop below there.
when you can add ammonia up to 2ppm and it goes to 0 within 24 hours, and your nitrites are 0 as well, your tank is cycled. now, your nitrAtes will be through the roof. then you have to do a LARGE water change to get rid of the nitrates (get them below 30ppm, preferably below 20) and add fish right away, about half your stock, then keep an eye on it, and slowly add the rest of your fish, one at a time, over several weeks to make sure you dont re-cycle your tank.
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