Yeah it should be fine. Unless your pH is below 7.8 don't mess with it.
It will clear soon. Always an exciting time when first starting a tank
Leave everything on but the lights and skimmer if you have one.
No skimmer yet and I know about the lights cause of algae. Thanks so much for the help man. Hope you like my tank when is done haha
While you're cycling your tank there is no need to do water changes unless you are keeping livestock while cycling
You don't really need carbon from the start .
IMO .
Do you have a sump ?
I really don't know anything about your system to say it's good or not .
I use a canister on my 75 reef and it hasn't given me any problems .
Canisters are known to be nitrate factories .
Trapping them .
Mine has only filter floss that I wash every Saturday .
Not necessarily. Just wait it out and everything will fall into place.