my lighting is 130 watts its two 65 watt 21" 6700°K... its a 48" light fixture that goes across my whole aquarium top. my filters are a whisper 30 power filter, a Emperor 280, and a fluval 404. So I know I have more than enough filtration here. My lighting is roughly 6.3 wpg if I have both lights on, right now since I am cycling my tank, I am just using 1 light strip on. I am pretty sure my tank is cycling now, because the filter media from my fluval has been wet the whole time my tank was down, I rinsed it, enough, but not too much that i washed away all the bacteria. Some of the filter media was wet on my Emporer too, so I am pretty sure my tank is cycling right now, what do you all think? Should I add some pure ammonia to the tank? I have a fine substrate its a natural brown/quartz and some other stuff mixed together. I have 2 heaters in my tank, one on each end near the filter intake tube. Decor-wise, I only have 2 things, a log with some fake leaves on it, and a tiger skull that is cracked but so coated with algae that I couldnt get it off scrubbing it with a toothbrush. So my tank is a bit empty
. But good news is that from yesterday the water cleared up IMMENSELY!!! Suprisingly, I can already look thru the tank and see things pretty clearly. It's somewhat foggy in there still. But things are looking good. I know I have enough surface agitation and my Whisper 30 filter is alittle small so it doesnt sit down on the tank perfectly, but it is secure enough that it won't fall. So the filter outtake(the water that comes out, I don't know what its specifically called) kind of splashes in. And you can see the bubbles going in the water. So I have enough oxygen going in the water.
So am I doing things right in your eyes? Have I missed anything? and is my tank actually cycling or am I just having false hope, if I am, I will just pour a capful or 2 of pure ammonia in my tank.