Hey.!. I’m also new to the hobby but welcome.!. It’s been a great 4 months for me… started on April fools… lol
From my experience, the cycling process went fairly smooth… I went to it not knowing a thing but I tested like crazy, sometimes twice a day for my 20 gallon and when levels of ammonia and nitrite got too high, perform small water changes…
after about 3 weeks maybe less, I added my first zoas… they have all done great… just yesterday, I added my first acro… we’ll see how it does…
You can definitely do it, and the more you learn beforehand the better you’ll be…
don’t add too fast and quarantine if you can…