A Few Questions About My New 65 Gallon Tank Setup- Cycling, Filter Pla

[thorn1414]

I just setup my 65 gallon freshwater tank that I am converting to from a 10 gallon. Rinsed a 50lb bag of PFS and am using that as the substrate, also am using two AquaClear 70 HOB filters and am waiting on two ViaAqua 200W heaters that should be coming in two days. I also added the necessary amount of water conditioner and aquarium salt From the 10gal, I will be adding two lava rocks, an Asian gazebo decoration, and some hydrocotyle japan plants. 
 
I have a low budget for decorating, so far the only things I have bought are a PVC pipe that i will glue rocks onto and 10 marimo moss balls. For the fish, so far my only ideas are a pleco, a few dwarf red crystal shrimp, a few pictus catfish (maybe), and the goldfish that is currently in my 10gal. I have had this combination minus the shrimp in the past and it has worked out perfectly. So any fish, plant, decor ideas are VERY appreciated.
 
So now for my questions-
 
        Is it better to have two filters on one side or one on each? (I will have one heater on each side with one thermometer on each side)
        How long do I have to cycle the tank for and is there anything else that I need to add other than what I have already added?
        Is there anything that I could add to the water to make it cycle faster? I have a few chemicals and a test kit.
        How often should I stir the sand?
 
If there's anything else, I will update the post. Thank you!

 

[HHH]

Well i dont know if the plants your useing are real or not but live plants cant tolorate more than minimal salt. As for the lava rock i would skip it if you're going to add the catfish as it could strach thier bellies leading to an infection (if the lava rock is anything like they sell here in my lfs). Also goldfish are coldwater fish while the cats are leaning more for a tropical side. They can be kept together if you find a a balance in the temperatures i would not recomend it however. As for the pleco you might want to reconsider and get a britsle nose pleco instead as common plecos get quite large (over a foot!). Now for cycling it really depends it could take a month or just a few weeks. To speed this up i would recomend gettinf some filter media from your old tank and adding int o the filtee of the new one. For the filter positions i would add one to each side to get "even" filtration. To cycle you dont have and dont by any "instant cycle" kits becuase the only way to keep love bacteria in a bottle is to freese them. ive never heard of stiring the sand and you really dont need to do so in order to cyxle a tank. For cycling i would recomend researching fishless cycling