Since you have no fish in that tank, but the means to introduce the beneficial bacteria, you have a golden opportunity to do a fish-less cycle. Go for it!

Understand too that, like so much that goes on in an aquarium, the nitrogen cycle is an equilibrium system. When we reach that glorious day when our three guppies are living in their 10-gallon tank (or your 10 small fish in your 30) with ammonia readings of 0 PPM, nitrIte readings of 0 PPM and nirAte readings of under 20 PPM, we add a pair or three of black mollies.

Guess what? Those vegetarian super-poopers will cause an ammonia spike! (What are you going to do? Poop happens?)

And with careful feeding and water changes the fish will not be too badly harmed as the ammonia level goes down, as there is a nitrite spike and as that finally settles down and you have to just regularly do your partial water changes (probably 40% - 50% weekly or 25%-30% biweekly) to keep the nitrates at a safe level.

Of course then you saw three or nine really neat little Corydoras catfish in the store. After a two-week quarantine you add those Corys to your regular community tank. You know what is going to happen to your ammonia count.... ;)

By the way, you have posted at least one diary. This is a good diary question and it will get responded to there more quickly. I was surprised to see you regress to a log. When you type out your two-five page opus on cycling an aquarium, offer it as a log. :)