new tank

[gamster]

i set up my salt water tank 2 weeks ago it's a 75g tank with a wet and dry a power head 802.i set this tank up with live sand and crushed coral.a week later all tests game out ok so i went out and bought some damsels,a week later the damsels are doing great,the wate tests are great except for the ammonia level it went up a little and the live sand is turning from beige to a rust color is this normal and if not how do i bring down the ammonia and what do i do with the sand turning color...
i'm very new to this and need help.

 

[musipilot]

An ammonia spike at this point is exactly what you should expect. You said the readings before were fine...but there wasn't anything to start the cycle. The damsels are doing that now. You will see the ammonia fall, nitrites rise, then fall, then finally nitrates rise then fall. After you have no or little detectable nitrate, your cycle is complete. The rust color you're seeing is a brown diatom bloom, again consistant with your cycle timing. It will go away, or if its real determined, AFTER the cycle is complete add some snails.

 

[gamster]

thank you so much,i was ready to have a coronary.i have no clue when it comes to this.can you suggest any reading material i can get,so maybe i can reach that 10 year level and one more thing i'm love with triggers,can we put triggers in there with snails