Yes, live sand is a nice "kick in the pants" for cycling. Also buy some base rock and put it in first. You want you rock to be stable on the glass bottom before you add sand. Nothing says agony than watching the base shift and having your rocks tumble. Now, you really don't need much more. When you do water changes in your existing tank move that over to your new one to help move bacteria. It will help if you clean your glass right before a water change. This will release the bacteria caked to the glass. Other than that, take your time. You have two tanks, so you're lucky. Like to see it when you are done.
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46 Gal bowfront - 350W MH - 65W PC Actinic -CS90 Skimmer - SQWD with locline outputs - 18G refugium RDP- 1/4 HP chiller - 2x96W PCs on sump a fuge for coral frags and macro.
It's an overcrowded home with a little of everything and 5 fish. Thank good the fuge and sump were built for something bigger. | 
