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I'd really like to just "set it and forget it" like that RonCo Showtime Rotisserie machine. Is there any problem to overdosing your tank full of Ammonia? Won't the beneficial bacteria just convert it all over time? I really don't want to have to keep dosing smalls amounts of Ammonia every day.

Yes, I already have an aquarium that has been up and running for a long time now, and I occasionally test for Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates. I have some other tests in this Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Master Test Kit, but I never use them. I've only cycled a tank by using fish.

Is this ammonia ok to use? The ingredients I saw on the label said it contained softened water, ammonia, and a chelating agent. Contains no phosphorous it said. What is a chelating agent? And how do I use this to cycle a fish tank? Do I just dump all of it in and monitor the levels until I see...