Confuzzled With My Nano

Hi so i bought a jbj 12 gallon deluxe nano cube about 3 weeks ago with about 12 lb of live rock....1 added 4 turbo snails about a week ago and there not even denting the amount of algae in there lol (is green algae good or bad? same with brown) the water seems to have gone quite cloudy as well....i havent yet done a water change but i have read not to do one until at least a month after the tank has cycled...i will post some pics asap....oh yeah and is a boxfish suitable for my aquarium i saw an awesome one down at my lfs it was tiny but awesome...and when sholud i begin adding corals, zoo's etc? thanks for the help

oh and these are old pics sorry i will doo sum new ones soon....
oh yeah one more question i've left all the filter media in the filter i'e: sponges, bioballs, ceramic and carbon etc...is that a good ideea?..thkns

Take the bio-balls and ceramic media out as they will soon become nitrate traps. Instead fill the compartment will live rock rubble as the beneficial bacteria living in there will do a much better job of maintaining the water quality.

If possible try adding a light in the back comparment where the media is so once you have live rock rubble, you can add some macrealgae and turn the compartment into a refugium! Once established this should help tackle nusiance algae problems as what you seem to be desbribing is green hair algae and it is a pest that can quickly take over the whole aquarium and once established it can become a pain to get rid off!

As far as when to start adding corals, you will have to constantly keep testin water parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates)and when all are 0 then it is time! This can take anything from 1 or 2 weeks up to over 2months depending on the quality of the live rock.

Oh and finally I really would suggest going AGAINST getting boxfish they are not recommended for beginners but for more advanced aquarists! Also a 12G nano is nowhere near big enough for them! Boxfish's skin is poisonous and, when threatened, they tend to release a toxin lethal to other tank members, including other boxfish. Also they are poisonous when they die so can easily cause even the most established system to crash!!!

thanks 4 the advice...and defo no boxfish i just found out they grow to over 1 foot long...bad BAD idea