I used the Brightwell cycle kit with some modifications. Instead of dosing the ammonia I used a pair of clowns, a purple firefish and a scooter blenny to keep things moving. I also dosed Microbacter 7 along with the XLM and Clean the kit comes with. I tested 2x times daily from day 1, until nitrites and ammonia read 0 for 4 consecutive tests, which took 6 days total. Then, I added 4 jars of pods from Algae Barn, a flame fin tang and a flame angel. Ammonia continued to be 0