ammonia spike

[dfm34]

I just started cycling a new tank (60Gal) this morning by adding 65# of uncured LR. As of about 10 min ago my Ammonia was 5.0. I was wondering if I should do a water change. My thought was that Ammonia that high will kill any life on the rocks but I was afraid the water change would slow down the cycle??? Any advice would be appreciated :confused:

[kau_cinta_ku]

i would do a at least a 25% water change to help save some life on the rock. even if it does slow down the cycle a little IMO it is good to keep most life on the rocks from the start even if they will grow back later on