Where the heck do you get ammonia from? - Aquarium Advice

Sum22 · 06-26-2008, 12:05 AM

I've been looking around for ammonia without surfactants and I'm not finding anything.

I found clear ammonia at walmart and it said it has surfactants, but it didn't foam when I shook it. When I went by the .99 cent store, they had ammonia, one didn't foam but it didn't have an ingredient list on the bottle. So now I'm really confused.

I was thinking about supplementing my tank with ammonia, once my fish go to their new home tomorrow, so I don't lose all the bacteria and I can get a couple of new fish to tide me over until I upgrade to something larger.

Advice? Thoughts?

rich311k · 06-26-2008, 12:07 AM

Ace Hardware carries a Janitorial strength 10% ammonia solution which is pure ammonia.

**An t-iasg** · 06-26-2008, 01:04 AM

I got a small bottle of 10% ammonium chloride from a chemical supply company online.

Sum22 · 06-26-2008, 01:20 AM

ace hardware. I'll check there when I run out tomorrow.

Say I can't find anything, how about fish food? I just need to maintain for about a week, setup, and about 2 days without any aeration. Keeping the filter and gravel wet wont be hard. I can just put it on a bucket on my move.

ordering online is kinda a waste since I'm trying to keep from losing what I already have rather than starting from scratch, otherwise, that idea would be just fine.

**An t-iasg** · 06-26-2008, 01:25 AM

Yes - in your situation, if you're unable to find ammonia at Ace, fish food would be fine.

new2betas · 06-26-2008, 02:52 PM

I don't know if you have the grocery store Food Lion there or not, but that is where I got my straight ammonia.

**Fishyfanatic** · 06-26-2008, 05:31 PM

Ace definitely carries the Ammonia. It's Ace brand BTW. Otherwise, yeah you can use fish food or raw shrimp. It's not pleasant smelling, but it'll work.

bgk111 · 06-27-2008, 09:52 AM

I actually got mine from wal-mart, it dosn't have surfactants and didnt foam when i shook it....I looked around online and others have used it for fish-less cycling as well.

Sum22 · 06-27-2008, 02:00 PM

I picked up some from ace. The brand I found at walmart had surfactants as an ingredient. They are doing a store remodel, so perhaps some of their stock was not out.

bgk111 · 06-27-2008, 03:01 PM

Ya, mine definatly just has the chelatin or how-ever you spell it. The had a few different ones tho, this one was the "Clear Ammonia," heres a picture of what mine looks like I found on the net:

http://joshday.com/blog/uploaded_ima...nia-705810.jpg

06-26-2008, 12:05 AM	#1
Sum22 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 207	Where the heck do you get ammonia from? I've been looking around for ammonia without surfactants and I'm not finding anything. I found clear ammonia at walmart and it said it has surfactants, but it didn't foam when I shook it. When I went by the .99 cent store, they had ammonia, one didn't foam but it didn't have an ingredient list on the bottle. So now I'm really confused. I was thinking about supplementing my tank with ammonia, once my fish go to their new home tomorrow, so I don't lose all the bacteria and I can get a couple of new fish to tide me over until I upgrade to something larger. Advice? Thoughts?

06-26-2008, 02:52 PM	#6
new2betas Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 977	I don't know if you have the grocery store Food Lion there or not, but that is where I got my straight ammonia. __________________ Dottie - I'm Pisces - that explains EVERYTHING!

06-26-2008, 05:31 PM	#7
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Ace definitely carries the Ammonia. It's Ace brand BTW. Otherwise, yeah you can use fish food or raw shrimp. It's not pleasant smelling, but it'll work. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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06-26-2008, 12:07 AM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Ace Hardware carries a Janitorial strength 10% ammonia solution which is pure ammonia.

06-26-2008, 01:20 AM	#4
Sum22 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 207	ace hardware. I'll check there when I run out tomorrow. Say I can't find anything, how about fish food? I just need to maintain for about a week, setup, and about 2 days without any aeration. Keeping the filter and gravel wet wont be hard. I can just put it on a bucket on my move. ordering online is kinda a waste since I'm trying to keep from losing what I already have rather than starting from scratch, otherwise, that idea would be just fine.

06-27-2008, 09:52 AM	#8
bgk111 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: State College, PA USA Posts: 35	I actually got mine from wal-mart, it dosn't have surfactants and didnt foam when i shook it....I looked around online and others have used it for fish-less cycling as well.

06-27-2008, 02:00 PM	#9
Sum22 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 207	I picked up some from ace. The brand I found at walmart had surfactants as an ingredient. They are doing a store remodel, so perhaps some of their stock was not out.

06-27-2008, 03:01 PM	#10
bgk111 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: State College, PA USA Posts: 35	Ya, mine definatly just has the chelatin or how-ever you spell it. The had a few different ones tho, this one was the "Clear Ammonia," heres a picture of what mine looks like I found on the net: http://joshday.com/blog/uploaded_ima...nia-705810.jpg