I thought about doing it like that.. but I don't know it seems a bit crude and i've always read so much about the importance of cycling a tank. I don't wan't to risk the well-being of my fish by taking any shortcuts. I'd need a little more assurance from other members that that method would be...
well as the title suggests i'll be upgrading from my 29 gallon very shortly to a 75 gallon long tank. I plan on moving the inhabitants that are currently in the 29 gallon into the new tank so I should have a decent amount of option for further stocking. Also i've never set up a tank that large...