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Full tank pics here

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I think I read that fish get Ammonia burn if the Ammonia was the reason they died. Did the ones you lost during the High Ammonia levels show any discoloration or have a whitish film on their bodies??

Ok so here's what's happend so far Filled tank on 30 Dec Added LR on 4 Jan Test Ammonia and Nitrite for the first time today - No2 was somewhere between .05 and .1 really hard for me to distinguish Ammonia was 0 Where would that put me in my cycle? When we set up our tank. We pulled the...

Ya I have some algea growing on the sails of the ship I added to my tank. Not cool. It is brown. Hopefully it will be like you said and will go away. If not I"m going to have to scrub it off.

Ok I put plants in my tank to help w/ my nitrate lvls. Do mystery snails come from plants? I noticed 3 Tiny snails in my tank today. Is that a good sign? Or a bad one? I don't want 3000 snails..

Ya I'm not a big background fan either. I just use the reg blue background to cover the wires. I hate wires. Do you have the brown algea because you have your lights on? Pretty sure I read that if you kill the lights while you are cycling you want have as much of an algea problem. And...

I think my clowns have great personalities.

LR photo day 3

Cool thanks I wait to start

I've read that snails are more sensitive to water changes and nitrate levels then fish. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Ok I'm a little confused. My live rock has been in two days. When should I start testing my tank to check the cycle. I read that it will take a couple weeks for the rock to cure. Should I hold off on testing for a couple weeks and then start checking levels?? My tank is seeded with bacteria...