Begin cycling tips

[SharkBait48]

Hey guys just got my new 75g with an aqueon sump system!
I'm wondering how to start the best way to cycling my tank?

 

[brandon429]

The best way is to buy live rock from a pet store in your town thats already cycled and skip the cycle altogether. Using this approach and live sand (optional) I never had a cycle in any tank, animals in on day 1 with nice water changes to guide it along. Rocks from my local pet shop had no dieoff while in transfer, but mail order rocks might, and then you'll just search cycling threads and start in that manner.

But if you can buy pristine cured live rock from a pet shop, you don't have to cycle, its optional, and I always opt out.