Cycling without damsels OR live rock?

"Greg Bunch" wrote in message
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There is definitely no need to use fish to cycle a new tank! It is an
unnecessary and inhumane method, increasingly frowned upon by serious
aquarists.

I successfully used household ammonia to cycle a brand-new 5-gallon
aquarium. It is easy to do so, and the cost is almost zero.

From your site, it looks like I'll need somebody elses used
filter to establish the bacteria?? I'm trying for a 20 or 29
gallon setup. Can you explain in inexpensive lehmans terms
what I should do here? Thanks,
Tom
Tom