hi

some people will put a raw uncooked shrimp in thier tank to start the cycle as it decays it make ammonia and that starts the cycle right. then u take the shrimp out so there is no ammonia coming anymore. the ammonia makes nitrites that remove ammonia then when the nitrites peak it starts to make nitrates that get rid of the nitrites which are lethal to the fish right

ok I know everywhere u read says don't clean the insides of your tank with a product that has ammonia in it right. but in THEORY (i have never done this or would tell people to do it right now.)  if you put a product with ammonia into the tank with water in it. would that not start the cycle. instead of waiting for the shrimp to rot then having to take it out to start the nitrites to rise

what does everyone think of my idea in theory 

i know plenty who use the shrimp method the shrimp will start to decay in a 1 or 2 days depending if its frozen or not

i am not i was looking for what u though my wife always says i work things bad

i was more asking what would happen if u just poured in liquid ammonia. would that start the cycle
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Pure ammonia is a strong and PURE chemical liquid, a strong base. ARTIFICIALLY MADE. I would never put this in my tank to start a cycle.

If you use a shrimp or food or some media from your old tank you know it is natural. Ammonia STARTS to build up SLOWLY from a natural source

It's not wrong to put pure ammonia into a tank that's cycling as long as there are no fish there. I've seen examples that ended up perfect with this technique. But then we're talking about just a few drops every day. A FEW DROPS. For emphasis.

Personally, I wouldn't use this method and wouldn't recommend it to a new beginner fish hobbiest.
I would certainly have to research it more and try it before I would recommend it to anyone!
I have never in all the hundreds of books I've read on fish keeping heard of this technique.

Nossie, I had this thought too, to save water from now on to set up the other tank, woohoo