Quote Originally Posted by uriah View Post
Aside from the test kits, is there a general "rule of thumb" on how long you should cycle a tank for?
3-4 weeks and your ammonia and nitrites should be in check unless you've got a lot of die off in the tank, still a few nitrates hanging around but that won't hurt fish. I wouldn't bother getting any of the nitrogen cycle test kits if you're fish only but if you have corals a nitrate test kit might be useful just to monitor it but that'll come a little further down the line when you start adding corals.