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    Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate Spikes

    I would (if it was me) add couple small fish you'd be ready for them, and leave them untill your tank sustains for a week at constant zero, do your corals last because as you gradually add fish you will be adding to the bio load, the tank levels should raise slightly each time you add fish but...
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    Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate Spikes

    We never asked how long as it says it in the original post about how long it's been cycling for if you read it, as I said people have different ways of going about it and different methods, what it really comes down to is waiting till everything zeros, yes the fish will keep pooping in the...
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    Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate Spikes

    Also 10% water change after the initial cycle would be a good thing just make sure it's all zero first because if it's not it actually dilutes the ammonia and nitrites and can actually slow the cycle process down.
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    Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate Spikes

    Yeah clowns are pretty tough, they are actually a member of the damsel family lol, great fish good luck with them yeah keep us posted on how ya go if ya need anything just message me I may not know the answer but I'm new on this forum and there seems to be a wealth of info on here from different...
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    Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate Spikes

    IMO you've had ammonia up to 3 and you tank bought ammonia and nitrites down, once read zero you should be right to add couple small hardier fish, but do that slowly once added couple fish wait until the tank does a tiny cycle and returns to zero again then add more fish and so on don't load...
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    Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate Spikes

    Yeah let it go it will settle down can take up to 8 weeks but usually faster seachem stability is a great product to build up bacteria colonies
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    2 cleaner shrimp deaths

    Possibly the pistol or maybee a hitchhiker mantis in lr I got a mantis come in on lr which also click red cellophane over a torch at night may help see what's lurking around. Not sayin ya got one but ya never know I didn't think I had one and they are NASTY
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    To Sump or Not?

    Go the sump with a decent skimmer far better in long run increases water capacity in tank, the more water per fish the better.
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    Wrasse question

    Wrasses eat inverts inc shrimp especially, I wouldn't, shrimp can be expensive food.
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    Fishless Cycling Question?

    Water changes prolong the cycle let the bacteria mature and they will do the work
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