Holy heck it's been a long time!
Been busy with school, but it's summer time now!
Anyways, I had the tanks nice and cycled but killed the bb by adding too much ammonia one day on accident. It was late and I didn't change the water till morning but it was too late.
I restarted the cycle today after a water change to bring the levels down.
I hope to finish some sponge filters soon and get the tanks plumbed together.