I'm starting to think that 10 rotting cocktail shrimp might have been a tad excessive...
Day 5 of the cycle, and the shrimp in the bag are starting to melt.
Ammonia: between 1 and 2ppm, but probably closer to 2
Nitrite: off the chart. It goes to 5ppm, and my vial is even darker and more brilliant than that. It's quite pretty actually.
Nitrate: Between 10 and 20ppm
So the bacterial conveyor belt is working, I think I've just overloaded it
Oh well, the rocks will be more than able to support life when it's done.
I'm picking up my lights today!