deli shrimp will kick start your cycle a lot of us here are not big fans of a fish in cycle
as it is hard on the fish and will shorten it's life expectancy
your also going to need either base rock or live rock aprox 1lb per gal
cycling with just sand than adding rock will start you cycle over again
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Cycle your salt tank - Aquarium Advice
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