Hi
@RudeDogg1
It doesn't look as if your tank has cycled properly if you haven't measured any nitrite at any stage during the process. But, I'm not surprised if you used "ea pure aquarium balls and abit of stability". If I were in your shoes, I'd add Tetra
SafeStart bacterial starter (at the recommended dose) to your tank. But, that would require a small amount of ammonia to feed the bacteria. I'd probably opt for 1 - 2 ppm ammonia at the outset. Now, I'm aware that my suggestion conflicts with the advice offered by
@dw1305. Which approach you choose will be influenced by your timescale. If you are using a canister filter (with suitable media) for biological filtration and you would like to introduce tank inhabitants in a couple of weeks, I would go down the ammonia +
SafeStart route. Otherwise just use
SafeStart plus a few snails (with small amount of suitable food) as this should produce a very low level of ammonia, which may be adequate to keep the biological filter ticking over. And, if time is not an issue, then you may not need to add anything.
Whatever route you choose, I'd be inclined to measure ammonia and nitrite every day to prevent any unforeseen problems arising.
JPC