Start cycle with ammonia?

[Commodore Greenhorn]

Whenever I'd cycle in a new freshwater tank from scratch, I'd use straight ammonia. Is that kosher for marine tanks?

 

[bjohanson1234]

You can, just make sure it has no dyes or fragrances. You can also use fish food or raw table shrimp

 

[salt_for_brains]

+1 on the ghost feeding or raw shrimp.