Guys, I'm glad that this thread is out there. I've always used ammonia to
cycle my 72g tank with no problem. I use 10ml of ammonia each day for 10 days
then drop down to every other day. After 3 weeks I was able to fully stock my
tank with no problems and had no dead fish for months. I could have probably
stocked the tank earlier, but I wanted to make sure that there was sufficient
bacteria.