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ok well i have been following everyone's advice down to a t and have had NO results whatsoever its been 3 plus weeks now maybe even 4 i have lost count and i had put 3ppm of ammonia from ace hardware the janitorial strength in the tank and i tested it today and it is still at the same level of...

well I cleaned out all the water and rinsed the ornaments I had and put fresh water and conditioner in the water and then i added some of the ammonia from ace hardware i just gotta run and get one of those test kits, this weekend, all i have are those crappy ammonia test strips right now :facepalm:

I just started today :/ and from what i understood any ammonia that you can shake the bottle and it does not bubble or foam its ok?

Thanks, well im still cycling my tank with it cause I had some of that ammonia already, there is an ace hardware like 30 seconds away from me you think I need to do a full water change or?

If you mean "Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension of a liquid" then what is there to hurt I used ammonia with that in it...

well im really happy for all the advice you guys are a life saver i will go to ace hardware as soon as possible and get some pure ammonia and start the fishless cycle as soon as i can and i will return the last little guy before he gets sick and i will embark on my journey of the fishless tank...

so even though the test strips say there is no ammonia in the tank there is? thats kinda what i was getting the feeling of. But basically your saying that I should just leave the tank alone for a month and then buy the fish and put them in or what exactly do i need to do i just want some healthy...

Well i'm new to this forum so ill introduce myself my name is Dan, now here is my dilemma i have gone through 3 gold fish and 5 mollies in the past week and i'm really upset about this!! I have purchased a 10 gallon tank with rocks, two plants and a barrel with a bubbler in it, a really...