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Just be patient. It can take a while. Since you started with dead rock there is a lot of trapped dead material inside the rocks contributing to the ammonia.

It doesn’t contain the correct medication to kill the parasites. The correct medication is copper.

Your guy at the fish store is full of crap and he probably knows it. His tanks likely do have ich in them. We advise against believing the guy at the fish store. They are trying to sell you fish. There are exceptions but they are few and far between. A good fish store will ask you about...

if one fish has ich you need to treat ALL of them. You now have ich in your tank and any new fish will also get ich. The only way to get the ich out of the tank is to leave it fallow (no fish) for 72 days. This removes the parasites food source and it dies. Any fish you have, should be...

Some sort of eggs, probably snail.

It does look more like aggression to me as well. Multiple chromis is not a good idea unless you have a large tank, even then it can be iffy. They pick each other off until you only have one. return two if you can. Watch the other closely. i can’t really rule out uronema yet but uronema...

Yes aptasia.

I have an orchid and it is an amazing fish.

This isn’t necessarily your problem but it is a good practice. You need to check the salinity of the water in the bag. Many places keep salinity around 1.015 to mask diseases. Fish can not handle a fast increase in salinity. no more than 0.002 in 24 hrs. It is always best to quarantine new...

How were the fish behaving prior to these deaths? What were the water parameters Of the water in the bag.

A shrimp goby wouldn’t be more than 2-3 inches.

you really can’t do something that is really active. You could do a goby but not one of the sand sifting ones.

It is a canister filter and they are not a great choice for a SW tank. Canister filters require a lot of regular maintenance to be effective in a sw tank. You will need to clean it weekly and it is usually kind of messy. Hang on the back are better choices. You might look at other brands...

Take the crushed coral out slowly a little bit every week when you do water changes. Once it is out you can add sand. How much is up to you. My tank is a 120, I think I put 2 bags of sand in it. Only enough to cover the bottom. That is how I liked it but it is a personal choice. Keep an...

The green is algae and the brown is probably diatoms. Crushed coral is not a good choice for saltwater. It holds too much crud in it causing problems like algae. The only recommended substrate is aragonite sand.

That is bubble algae

The LEDs do produce heat. I would guess the lights are heating up your water.

Ich comes and goes in a cyclic fashion. Once it is in the tank it won’t leave unless all the fish are removed and the tank is left fallow for the recommended time frame.

80 is really too high. Shoot for 76-78. I’d recommend against 2 300 watt heaters. heaters can and often do fail. They either fail on or off. If a 300 watt heater fails on, you can cook your fish pretty quickly Even in a 120. The frequent on off cycles you get with a too big heater...

Keep in mind there is icy in the tank and the fish aren’t being quarantined.