Help Setting Up 12g Nano!

[codered]

I just purchased a 12 gallon JBS Nano Cube. It is the deluxe model, complete with 48 watts of PC lighting.
But I need help setting it up! I've run my 30 gallon tank for a few months now, and I'm looking to move a lot of its livestock over to the nano.
I currently have a percula clown, a blue damsel, a chocolate chip starfish, a florida condi anemone, two mexican turbo snails, and a pepermint shrimp.
I have a rather thick layer of substrate in my 30 gallon. Can I move some of that to my new nano? Would that help speed up the cycle? I'm buying new cured live-rock from my LFS, so that should help speed up the cycle.
I'm probably going to cycle with the damsel. After that, what creatures do you recommend? I was thinking the percula (and perhaps a mate), the two snails (and getting more for the 30 gallon), the shrimp, and perhaps a few soft corals. What are some good, inexpensive soft-corals for the beginner nano cuber?
Opinions requested! Also, is the four watts per gallon good enough for soft corals?
CodeRed
PS: Thanks for any advice you can provide!

 

[devilboy]

the first thing i would do is to take out the bio balls, bio rings, and the sponges that come with the unit that are for the filtration chambers. then i would replace them with some liverock rubble and make a fuge out of one of the back chambers. as for you placing sand from your other aquarium into the nano cube, yes you can do that, and yes it will definitely speed up the cycle time

 

[ross]

Dont forget that the cholocate chip will eat corals.

 

[puffer24/7]

what about the charcoal would you take that out to or would u live it in there and is it really a good idea to replace the sponge with lr let me know

 

[zoie2]

Devilboy, what is a fuge, and why would you do that? Why not use the filtration that comes with it? (just out of curiosity) :notsure: