[NAS]

if you have "new live rock" that is properly cured you will not see too much ammoina/nitrite waste.

if it was not properly cured the reverse holds.

bottom line if there are no "critters" fish, leathers, messy inverts poopin and the like. no ammonia. no cycle.


Whe you actually get a bioload in the tank then start counting the weeks for your cycle.

As far as adding sand/live sand/crushed coral from existing tanks-----its an ok idea. but all you can expect from it is to seed your tank with the bacteria that processes the critters waste. not the waste it's self, at least to any extent.