Welp, I had a feeling this was going to happen but this is the situation I’ve gotten myself into. I found myself being extremely inconsistent with dosing Red Sea’s AB+ amino acid and looked for something that could be a more automated solution. I settled on Aquaforests amino acid they offer...
So I just started my tank cycle with 4ppm of Dr. Tim's Ammonium Chloride and the recommended dose of Brightwell's Microbacter Start XLM. Considering I get the "full cycle" as advertised in 7 days, will it be fine to leave my tank with no ammonia source for the following 3 to 4 weeks? I'd be...
Specifications:
45 gallon cube/ 14 gallon sump
Bare bottom (No sand)
Roughly 40 lbs of Caribsea Life Rock
Kessil A360x (turned off during this cycling time)
Reef Octopus Essence 130 skimmer (also turned off during cycling time) sitting on top of 6x6in acrylic skimmer stand
1 AI Nero 5...