Stay with it, when your ready to add fish you will love it. Nothing is harder in this hobby then waiting for a cycle to complete.. It will! Some take longer than others, but it must finish or you will loose fish if you try to rush.
Keep track of your tests, you will learn a lot doing this and it makes you feel a part of your tanks progress. The advice you have received is top notch, just follow it and keep us posted of whats happening. If something is not right the experts here (not me) can guide you through it.

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110 Gallon FOWLR with sump and refugium.
1 Dog Faced Puffer, 3 Blue Damsels, 2 Maroon Clowns, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, 1 Blue Tang, 1 Coral Beauty and 1 Convict Goby. Lots of snails and crabs.
Deep Sand Bed and 75 Lbs of Live Rock (how do I know the weight of the rock? I used the SWAG system. If you don't know what that is PM me and I will explain)