Now what? (for those of us who didn't know about "cycling" beforehand) (Long!)

This is no longer goin in a helpful direction.. If you are looking for info on fishless cycling, go to one of those threads. This thread is get you through a fish cycle without deaths (and dumping a handful of goldfish in doesn't qualify).

I'm locking this thread to it does not accumulate more off-topic posts.
 
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