Fuge lighting

1. Alright guys im about ready to get this tank started, but i just had a few ?'s, my 10g fuge came with a cheap hood that takes incandescent bulbs instead of the flourescent tube, do you think i can use a CFL bulb from like Home Depot in lets say a 75w (actual wattage used is about 23w) oh and the hood accepts 2 bulbs, i didnt know if this was enough light for cheato

2. Can i cycle my tank with just the fuge set up with a DSB, LR, and Cheato? Then add sand and LR later on, or should i also put some sand in the DT, then add LR later after the cycle has completed?
 
add all the sand and as much lr as you can and then let it cycle. you may get a cycle after the first one every time you add lr so add as much as you can in the beginning.
 
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