Cycle is in the fridge and I already have a master test kit, nothing fancy but it measures ammonia, nitrite, nitrates and pH.

Nitrates are already staring to creep up, maybe 20-30 ppm now with 3 capfuls of ammonia.

It's amazing how much has changed or perhaps I wasn't educated very well since the last time I kept aquarium, but I had never heard of cycling with pure ammonia. Maybe back then everybody cycled with fish and took our chances. I know you can to both but I'd rather not start out with losing fish.

I assume after the nitrates spike and come back down to 0ppm, that I still wait 4-6 weeks? Not rushing, I am patient.