Keep up on your water testing, especially if you're using the API kit. I had great luck cycling a tank with aquarium ammonia and BB in a bottle. I also used an established filter from another tank.Gone for 7 saulosi 5 normal and 2 coral. If I run a already established filter in it will that b enough to get bacteria up, its an aquael internal plus may transfer rock from another tank. Will run it empty for at least a week anyway. I'm really new to cichlids so learning. Have an acara atm on his own and staying that way as his a bruiser lol