Cycling with raw shrimp

[10GalReef]

Got live sand and cured live rock in my 10 gallon.
There was no sign of a cycle starting on its own so last night I threw in a little piece of raw shrimp to speed things up.
This morning I tested my Ammonia it measured 0.5 ppm.
My questions are... should I take the shrimp out?
Or let the Ammonia rise more before removing it? Or just leave the shrimp till it disappears on its own?
Is there a specific amount of ammonia I need in my tank?
Sorry if these questions were already answered in another thread. I'm new here and new to saltwater.
I just want to make sure I'm doing everything right.

 

[homer1475]

Leave it in there until you measure 2 to 4 ppm of ammonia.

 

[jd371]

I started with a raw shrimp, but the smell from the tank was rancid, so I took it out and just dosed pure ammonia and brought it up to 2ppm right away instead of waiting for the shrimp to do so.

 

[civics14]

i just threw in some flake food here and there, i agree the raw shrimp gets your water pretty smelly

 

[CritterHeaven]

you can use pure ammonia instead of shrimp. I typically try to get the reading at 2 and then let it cycle. Once it is all the way through, do it again.

 

[10GalReef]

Ok thanks I'll use pure ammonia instead. I could do without the smell of rotting shrimp lol