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I understand that the clean liquid AC cycling is a better alternative than the shrimp method but since I already did the shrimp method I guess there's no turning back.
I see a lot of people shrimp and bottle bacteria frequently. The general problem with this method is that the initial dosage of ammonia is uncontrolled. If it greatly exceeds the recommended amount, the bottled bacteria will produce very high levels of nitrite, which really slows your cycle.
Since my ammonia wasn't gone in 24 hours I proceeded to do the large water change
Did you by chance add ammonium chloride to do this test right before the water change??