i jsut went thru the same thing w my 120. i had 2 small oscars and a gar in it. i hooked up my filter in my established 55g for about 2 wks. which i guess helped but it just screwed me up. i was pumped to get the fish in and did it to soon. i was doin about 40% water changes to keep my nitrites down, my ammonia has stayed at 0 since i set the tank up. finally after hundreds of gallons later, my tank is about done. it sucks lol