hi ya am a newbie but been reading the boards avidly, i dont know wot the bugs are or how to help on that front but in regards to the cycling...which is not helping the fish and probably, well more then likely is stressing them....
anyways some where on this forum is a thread with a list of members names that donate their filter media...dont know but this may be the better solution for ya fish....
hope this helps cant seem to find which board its on tho