Ok sorry for the silly question here... Does it really matter if my tank is fully cycled or not or can I just start adding plants whenever? I plan on dosing pps-pro n liquid carbon for now. I have a 55gal that's been running for almost a month now could be just over a month? I have been really busy so I lost track... I finally got around to doing a test and all the levels are showing 0 and ammonia shows .25, I have done nothing with this tank since its been set up, not even one water change. What should I do :s , I have been slacking on research lately. I have my cichlid tank that's been up and running for a while now I could steal some filter media from there to speed things up? I'm honestly lost right now on what to do been way too busy! Thanks in advance!