14 gallon biocube tank cycle

[cmalandro]

hey guys i just bought a 14 gallon biocube and have just set it up today whats the best and fastest way to cycle it?

 

[lskywalker5]

Find an aquascape you like (with live, or dry rock), if its dry, seed it with live, or dr.tims nitrifying bacteria (I dont believe in bottled stuff, but some reefers do). Test your levels about every day, until you have a ammonia/nitrate/nitrite spike, its not cycled. After the levels are 0 again, you can probably add a small CUC (Clean up crew). After that its your call with fish. I would only add some hardy coral (If you want) like GSP, or zoos. Since the tank is small, I would wait a week after the instal spike to add anything. The spike can take anywhere form 1 day to 1 month, it all depends. **Make sure that you only add fish you want in the longrun, nothing just to cycle the tank, I made that mistake my self.

 

[basiab]

Read and decide which method to use and follow it. And have patience.