Decided to add sand to the tank. Not the greatest of ideas to do after its full of water...
Still leftover dust on the power heads, scuz at the top of the tank and sump. Got some cleaning to do (ugh)
After adding sand (mix of live and dry) my ammonia and nitrite both showed zero so I decided to go ahead and grab a few scarlet hermits and some nassarius snails. Fed them later that night- WAY too much- and was worried what the water parameters would be, but when I tested about 10h later there was still no ammonia or nitrite. Nitrates are between 5-10. Will continue to feed (smaller amounts) every few days and hopefully pick up the first fish to get into QT soon!