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Just got it all setup! Cycle time!

I’m trying the link to create a fish tank thread but it’s not directing me to create one, can this one be switched to my tank build?
 
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Looking for some feedback on my rockscape. Should I add more rock?

I tested my water this morning and nitrate is 0
Nitrite is 0
PH is 7.8
Ammonia is .25

I dosed with Fritz 9 when I setup on Friday.
 
I started the tank will dry live rock, live sand and Fritz 9.
Sounds like you also need a source of ammonia to give the bacteria something to "eat" so that they can grow to a population large enough to support your future fish and other livestock. You can dose something like Dr. Tim's Ammonium Chloride or Fritz Fish-less Fuel for ammonia, or you can add some fish food even when you don't have fish (the food breaks down and increases ammonia), or you could even add a piece of shrimp from the seafood market. You do need to get the ammonia up to about 2.0 ppm to get your cycle started.
 

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