My latest blog on Reefs.com was published today. http://www.reefs.com/blog/2011/08/03/ammonia-alert/ Have you tested your source water yet?
As my tank approaches its sixth month birthday, I ran the full battery of tests including ammonia (0). All is doing very well. On Sunday, I set a timer for four hours, turned off the skimmer, and added 6 capfuls of Microbacter7 to add some extra bacteria to the system. The timer reminds me when to resume skimming. Year to date