Get some MTS and you'll soon have such an infestation that you'll never have to cycle that tank again. Either they poop tons when you're feeding them or they slowly die off when your not. Either way they keep my unused tanks cycled for very long times.
I certainly don't have the experience that some members of the forum do, but I'd hesitate to put the filter media from my quarantine tank back into any "good" tank. As was suggested above, I'd bleach at the minimum. Encysted forms of parasites and bacteria are amazingly resilient though and might well survive just about any treatment in some instances. That's just speculation though. If it's working well for others then give it a try.
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