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Originally Posted by moldrik

Based on what I've read so far, Naeso sounds like he can be a bit abrasive.

Not unless you harrass his friends, the Tangs!!

seriously though, cycling a tank with live rock is all you need. There is enough dying matter to feed the bacteria and there is no need for fish, dead hamsters or anything else.

And for Oxymoron, if you put a fish in a tank that has fully cured rock, he probably hasn't suffered at all, so don't beat yourself up about it
Using rock, once you have no detectable NH3, you're good to start slowly adding things.