Yeah that was my thought process as well....but I have never kept Saltwater fish only freshwater ...maybe I missed somethingdoes it matter at that point tho? i'm not trying be arrogant. i'm genuinely asking. There's nothing in the tank and you just let the cycle run it's course till you have 0 ammonia and nitrates no? didn't people used to throw an entire shrimp to jump start ammonia?