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You'd be dosing diluted ammonia solution or ammonium from a company like Fritz or Dr. Tim's, not pure. But that would work.
Would give you a bit of a head start once you set the tank up. Maybe run the bucket at a concentration of about 4PPM. Then once the tank is set up, run it at the same concentration.
If it were me, though, I'd just wait. Because you're going to have to wait for bacterial colonies to build on the surfaces throughout your tank anyway. You'll have a better experience if the entire tank itself is more mature before adding livestock. If having a mature tank isn't important to you, then by all means go the bucket route. Just not sure it's worth the effort since you'll be setting the tank up soon anyway.
Would give you a bit of a head start once you set the tank up. Maybe run the bucket at a concentration of about 4PPM. Then once the tank is set up, run it at the same concentration.
If it were me, though, I'd just wait. Because you're going to have to wait for bacterial colonies to build on the surfaces throughout your tank anyway. You'll have a better experience if the entire tank itself is more mature before adding livestock. If having a mature tank isn't important to you, then by all means go the bucket route. Just not sure it's worth the effort since you'll be setting the tank up soon anyway.