Press J to jump to the feed. If it foams and stays there, chunk it in the trash can, lol I'm just kidding. Fishless cycling 20 gallon for 2 weeks with ammonia from Ace hardware. I waited over 3-4 weeks to see if my Ammonia would drop and it hasn't I had nitrites a week ago at 1ppm and now its at 0 and pH 6.8. Can I use Ace Hardware’s 100% ammonia to cycle a tank? I have yet to find pure ammonia anywhere! More like a quarter of a teaspoon. Remember to shake the bottle to make sure. I'm on day 12 of my cycle and my Ammonia levels keep increasing but I'm not redosing the tank. So I tried a Smart & Final and they had ammonia but under ingredients it says: ammonium hydroxide and surfactant. Log in sign up. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. When should I add more ammonia and to what ppm? ; NOTE – As of November 2016 DrTim’s changed their ammonium chloride solution and you use 4 drops per gallon instead of 1 drop per gallon. What brands do you use for your fishless cycling because I can't find a straight answer on the extra ingredients in it being unsafe >:O I'm getting closer and closer to beginning my cycle so it's ready for my college move, and although I only work 3 hours a day, I do work 6 hours a week and I'm currently car shopping as well. Some people drop in fish food, but it's easier and more accurate to measure real ammonia . Ammonia is .5 and nitrites .25...what next? Or should I … Jan 26, 2018 #3 Nancy C New Member. Its Ace brand and the name of the bottle is Ammonia . Yep! The only one I know is ace hardware. Doing a fishless cycle uses a pure ammonia source instead of the ammonia a fish produces to feed and grow this healthy bio-filter, cutting out the middle man (or middle fish) to achieve this . Ace hardware ammonia is fine. Fishless Cycle. I know Ace sells the quart size for under $2.00. I used about a teaspoon a day for a 125 gallon--sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. The process of fishless tank cycling involves introducing an ammonia source to the tank to start … Member. Ace Hardware stores and many other neighborhood hardware type stores sell the plain ammonia. Earlier today I picked up some janitorial strength ammonia from Ace hardware. I was trying to find some ammonia but no Ace Hardware in my area, and Home Depot only had lemon ammonia. Since the shrimp need pristine conditions I plan to do a fishless cycle with it using ammonia. I started my cycle over a month ago for my 20 long with treated Prime tap water and dosed Ace's Hardware pure ammonia to .5ppm. It's getting harder to find at grocery stores. If you are still not sure about the purity of a given bottle of ammonia, try shaking the bottle, pure ammonia will not foam, ACE Hardware, Top Crest & Whirl Clear are reportedly good brands to look for. You will need accurate test kits. Or less. Read the label on the bottle you have and follow the directions on the bottle. After completely screwing up my first attempt at a fishless cycle by using walmart ammonia with surfactant I thought I would double check with people before I try again with different ammonia. One and a half teaspoons is a little much. All I ever see are the lemon/citrus-scented sudsy types... which can't be used for fishless cycling. Posted on July 1, 2019 at 10:31 am by alivaq. Tips and Troubleshooting: IMPORTANT – Do not let the ammonia OR nitrite concentration get above 5 ppm. I'm doing my first fishLESS cycle, using 10% janitorial ammonia from Ace Hardware. BTW, good for you for using ammonia for your fishless cycle! Tank is heated to 86 degrees, dark, airstone, gravel and fake decorations. Its not really "pure" ammonia, it has water and ammonia, but its the one you want for fishless. 0. But if it bubbles and dissipates quickly, then take it home. I think it's the greatest method on earth! Today have nitrites!!!! Can I use this to feed the bacteria? 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