cycling in progress

[caz]

i am in the process of cycling two 55 gallon tanks. i got a few questions
1. one is in the last stages in the bacteria bloom. it has been in it for about two or three days now. in this stage should i step up the water changes a little bit? i usually take out about 10 gallons a day?
2. i noticed some algea forming to i put in some treatment for that. i used algea destroyer. anyways, is this stuff worth it? i only noticed it on one peice of the glass.
3. i have been cycling a 55 gallon tank for about a week now, its going to be a community tank. anyways i have had a jungle veil, a bannana plant, a dwarf gourmi, 3 zebra danios, a bumble bee cat, and 2 phantom tetras. should i add more fish to help the cycling? is there anything i can do to help the process along? i have been putting a little bit of gravel from a developed tank into a net, and letting that dangle into the new tank. also, i have been ringing the filter over the new tank as well. is this stuff worth it?
thanx alot guys

 

[pinballqueen]

algae destroyer is some pretty powerful stuff. It is an herbicide, so don't put any plants in there. Starving the algae for light is the best way to get rid of it. Cover the tank in a dark blanket and turn the lights off if it doesn't have any plants in there. Otherwise, just scrape it off.

 

[caz]

i have one more quick question. prior to the cleaning of my tank, my tank kept getting really green, it wasnt algea, the water was just green. if i did like a 70 % water change a few days later, the green would come back. was this because of over feeding? it was in an oscar tank.

 

[Faramir]

Green water is algae - it's just floating unicellular algae.

A blackout will cure it.