help please??

Question

Can you tell me what order i should be setting up my filter?

I have a top filter setup with carbon, wool and noodles.

At the moment the carbon is on top, then the noodles then the wool.. Is this correct?

Thanks.

Alos, can you give me any more advice on how to speed up the cycling of my new tank, it is 3 weeks old now and i am still getting high ammonia levels, i have been changing 30-40% of the water every 3 days and still the ammonia is not going lower...

I have 4 red-eye tetras and a catfish in a 50 litre tank...

Please help??

I have cut down the feeding to once every 3 days as suggested by my local aquarium and also did a 50% water change 5 days ago...

Answer
darren,
you can "sandwich" the media between two layers of wool actually, will make things easier.
also, stop doing all the major water changes, this is not helping to cycle the tank but actually slowing the process down.
leave the same fish in, add some cycle, or like product, and watch the feeding.
the tank should cycle out in approx. 7-10 days, do a 10-15% water change at that point and 10% a week after that.
reseve the major changes for emergency situations when you really need to change 50% or more.
let the natural process do what it does.
enjoy the tank.