How Much Ammonia to add for cycle

[zwc]

I was wondering how much ammonia I would need to add to start my cycle. It is a 10 gal tank. I have a bottle of Ammonia from Wal-Mart. As far as I can tell it is just full strength. There is nothing saying otherwise. For whatever reason I have had a heck of a time trying to figure the ppm thing out no matter how many websites I read about it.

Also, do I keep adding ammonia during the cycle of just let it go?

Thanks

 

[Zagz]

Do you have a test kit? I added a capful and measured how much ammonia was in the tank after 15 minutes. You do need to keep the ammonia between 2-4 ppm to kickstart the cycle.

 

[rich311k]

You need to test almost everyday and keep it at the level as well. Once you have nitrites you can start dosing half as much.

 

[zwc]

Thanks Zagz and rich311k,

Yes, I do have a test kit. I went with a capful for now and will test it after a bit.

 

[Gplayerz]

How big is your tank?, and after you added the capful what was the ammonia reading?

 

[drobertson]

It is a 10 gal tank

he is going to let us know in a little while what the reading is

 

[Gplayerz]

lol thanks drobertson, i overlooked that after i submitted the post srry bout that