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I've read extensively from both of those links, but I guess I'm looking for information/advise specific to my situation, ie. converting a FW tank to BW and cycling it... and all in as little time as posible since I already have the future inhabitants.

Thanks.

My younger sister (bless her heart) knows about my love of fish/planted tanks, etc, and bought me a small Ecosphere for Christmas. Since we live in Canada, it was brought up from the US by a friend at work. Having read about these Ecospheres online, I was somewhat horrified to get it (!), but also e...