Yes. In fact, there are differing opinions on how effective the bottled bacteria is.Dillan Murphy said:can you cycle a new tank with just adding ammonia and without adding aquarium bacteria
I already bought some ammonia so I'm going to go that routeJettsPapa said:Yes. In fact, there are differing opinions on how effective the bottled bacteria is.
You can also do a fish-in cycle if you're willing to do a little more work.