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From what I've read it can take any where from 4 to 6 weeks for uncured and 1 week for cured.

The die off is a disadvantage...leads to ammonia spikes. If you have a new tank (wouldn't have to dose as much ammonia)...it would be an advantage.

A higher PH will help and what is your temp? Edit: Never mind, I forgot this was Freshwater...PH is ok.

My clown (adopted from a tank at work) took a few days to get his normal behavior...freaked me out too.

I haven't read the rest of the posts, but would a Flame Hawkfish work? I love mine.

It seems like your tests are right if you have a bit of die-off from your live rock. It took me 2 days with a shrimp (my ammonia source) for any ammonia to show up during my cycle.

Ammonia was 15-20? There's the problem... :(

I've had the new clown fish for about 5 days now, and he doesn't seem quite so stressed as he was in my boss's fish tank. The hawkfish, Ferno, didn't like the clown near his turf, but other than that, they are getting along great. I plan on adding another clown in a couple of weeks once I get...

Mine was stuck around the same yours is...it was the very next day that ammonia and trites were gone...just gotta wait it out...:fish2:

+1 on questionable advice from fish stores...they tend to push people into buying fish.

I'm in saltwater, but as far as I know...you should still be adding food daily. Just don't let ammonia read over 5ppm.

You're doing fine, just check daily. If you still have ammonia, it's not ready for anything yet.

Check again tomorrow morning, youre ammonia should be going down if you are cycling/cycled.

Both should be read. Anytime you want to add anything to your tank, you should check your water (at least once per week to tell you if you need to do a water change as well).

Seems like you need to do some more reading. :) Cured live rock has the beneficial bacteria already established and there is no more die-off from anything attached to it. One month seems good enough for curing, but someone else might want to chim in with any informational links that may help...