Fishless Cycling - Is this Ammonia okay?

[erc]

I'm adding 16 drops of Ammonia per day into my 55 gallon tank to do a fishless cycle.

I just noticed that the Ammonia I'm using has three ingredients:

Softened Water, Ammonia, and a Chelating Agent.

I was a little concerned about the Chelating Agent, not knowing what it was. I did some preliminary research and found out it has something to do with chemical bonds and stuff.

I thought maybe it's something that's in all Ammonia you buy at the store but wasn't sure.

Is it something to be concerned with? Should I be looking for different Ammonia?

The cycle seems to be doing alright; lots of Nitrites and Nitrates are starting to be detected.

 

[Pufferpunk]

See: http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Fishlesscycle.htm

 

[jeffs10]

Im in the process or doing the same thing for my 30 gallon tank. The ammonia i use is the excact same ingreadants.

I have a question also my water was clear for the first 2 days now its getting cloudy. is this normal for a fishless cycle?

If you find any more info about the ammonia you used let me know please thanks

jeff

 

[Guest]

Bacteria bloom.

 

[jeffs10]

Bacteria bloom.

is this good or bad?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Totally normal for the cycling process. That's why we don't want to cycle with fish. Would you want to be swimming & breathing in bacteria soup? Jood gob choosing fishless cycling!

 

[Guest]

Obviously you need bacteria in your tank for biological filtration, but it's no big deal, after a while it will go away, since the bacteria will have to compete for "food" and there's only a limited amount in the system.

 

[jeffs10]

ok thanks for the help. I learned my lession the first time before i knew anything and cycled my first tank with fish and they all didnt make it.

 

[erc]

I found on another site that the agent helps keep the ammonia suspended in the softened water, and it's fine to use for cycling a tank. It was the only plain-english description for "Chelating Agent" I could find.

Thanks for all of the information.

 

[swanandmokashi]

I never got any bacteria bloom (which is normal btw) yet while I am doing fishless cycling. But I am seeing good nitrite spikes and now also some nitrates

 

[swanandmokashi]

BTW while I am cycling my PH has dropped from 7.2 to 6.2 , I understand that removal of ammonia will decrease the PH. So what is my normal PH 7.2 or 6.2? Which is ideal for bettas?