New tank help??

[kien]

Originally Posted by marine_addict

rock and sand did not dry out, the two tanks are sitting about 10 feet from each other so I basically transferred directly to the other tank.

and I did rinse the sand before transfering it over, the original sandbed also contained crushed coral and I didnt want it in this setup so it was rinsed and the crushed coral peices strained out lol..

I'm just afraid to move my livestock over and create a cycle.. should i try the cocktail shrimp as a test?.. if there isn't enough nitrifying bacteria it will cycle right? and if not it should be ok?

As others suggested, you should be fine :-) Many people (myself included) have moved tanks a greater distance than 10 feet with previously established live rock. I don't think you will go through a cycle. The best way to know is to check your ammonia and nitrite. You should not detect any. If you do, then you'll know something bad happened and a cycle is probably occurring. But again, my money is on no cycle for you. As for dumping dead shrimp into your tank, I would advise against this. First check to see what your tank is doing (ie, is it cycling or not; test your parameters to find out). If it is not cycling, why force it to cycle ? :-)