Cycle starts today 55 Gallon Display

Well, this is it. All set up and have begun the cycle...Looking at about 90 days, around Thanksgiving I think. I must have it right, because I will be transfering very healthy and well established creatures from my 30 gallon.
I will seed the sand bed with about a pound of established media from my 30, as well as some corilne (Thanx Tangster)..But I want to wait until this evening when things are withdrawn for the nite.....
The blank space between rocks will accomadate existing aquascape in the 30 gallon.

So, If anyone has any input, please, always welcome.
Otherwise....Its three months....time to complete my cabnet and sump.

BTW...I dont need to run lights while cycleing do I ? I am running heater powerheads and of course the Fluval 405.
Thanx again everyone.
LG

 

I myself after salinity is correct and tempatures are stable I put a single Yellow tailed blue damsel just one as soon as these are stable and I myself ever run any lights for a few weeks and while I get my ca and DKH and mag levels up and stable. That is then when cut off all pumps and I seed with Coraline and let that settle for a hr or so then turn pumps back one Thats is when I turn on any lighting and its just actinic for the rest of the time to about 10th week or so then I allow the whites to be cut on make sure you have good bulbs of proper K values.. Then after about the 12th to 14 th week I start to add my fish one at a time with about 2 to 3 weeks in between additions . then at about 4 to 5 months I add the skimmer.. and really start to get it going full tilt boogie style.. Works for me so far

 

Right on...Maybe new years. : )
Slooooooooowww man slow....I am in no hurry...I'm set up pretty good.
The wife just keeps shaking her head....
LG

 

I still can't believe what you got that for!!!

Anyway I am glad to see you already got it going!!! Congrads!!

 

It was a good deal or no go with the wife-ee...I am yet to join the RKMS (Reef-Keepers Manipulative Syndrome)...Have'nt got an invite...how about you?
Or is it one of those clubs we just morph into..an attitude so to speak...Was'up sparky / mission...exclusive?
LG

 

Very nice my man can't wait to see it all together.