new to the hobby

hows it going i just started my first salt water tank 4 days ago. Its 54 gallon and i have so many questions i hope you guys dont think there stupid questions lol
i will start off by showing you a picture of what i have so far

i bought the complete set up from someone for just under 300
it came with a filter for up to 70 gallons, a heater, the stand and top
a dual t5, a remora protein skimmer live rock and live sand
a power head and other little stuff

i tested my water and my nitrate and nitrite levels are normal but my tank has been running
everything with the exception of the protein skimmer since Monday is this normal, shouldn’t it be cycling by now?

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