Take some sand out of your present tank, to help seed the new tank. Take ALL the sand in whatever area your tanking the sand from. If you just skim the sand surface, then it will releace nitrates and other bad into the water. Use your water form a water change too. That will help speed up the cycle time.
Still, monitor tank params, and when the params have finished spiking, and are on the way down, it will be safe to start slowly adding inhabitants.
ANd corner tanks can be tricky to house gear. Sumps etc. I know, going for my 2nd one here today. Lighting, I had T5 over mine, which was lighting it all just fine. Trying a 175WMH right now, which I think is to close spread on light with the shade I have. Doesn't light the edges like the T5 did, but the corals in the center are doing great now.
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