new cycle

Hi all, I am new here and new to the hobby. After some research, I started with used RS max 250, that was stocked with everything by someone else but he stopped after a crisis due to temperature. Anyway, I got the tank full of live rocks, however, I kept them in a pocket for four days, did...

Hi- I have a new reef tank that is on day seven of cycle. It was started with live sand and live rock shipped in. The ammonia level is 8ppm, ph is 8.0 nitrites and nitrates are 0. The water is cloudy and diatoms are spreading all over my live rock. What is happening and how do I fix?? Thanks in...