Well, SafeStart did nothing.
7 days after putting it in, I still have 4ppm ammo, and 0 nitrites and 0 nitrates. $10 down the drain pretty much. So now it's been 14 days total, and I've not seen my ammo move at all. Can't really figure out whats going wrong, as all my parameters are perfect as far as I'm concerned. pH is a little high, at 7.8 now (7.6 of out tap, not sure what has caused it to rise those .2 points) I've kept a steady temp at 86 degrees, I've kept it dark, and I've got the bubble wand going full speed. The ammo I used was the ACE brand that only has ammonia and water. Does it just normally take this long to start going? I'm just surprised that the SafeStart did absolutely nothing, which I thought it would at least eat away at some of the ammonia even if it didn't start my cycle. I'm now faced with 2 weeks wasted, and who knows when it's going to actually start the cycle. This was easier when I could take the advice of the LPS and add fish 24 hours after set up and lose half my stock.