Ammonia

[Newfishlover]

I'm about to fish less cycle my new tank but there isn't a ace hardware near by. Where else can I get pure ammonia? Would somewhere like target or Walmart have it or somewhere like Menards?

 

[George9]

I've seen it at wal mart, not sure about target though. Not sure about menards either.

 

[Hholly]

I bet Lowes or Home Depot have it. Look for "janitorial strength".

 

[aqua_chem]

The ones I've found at Walmart were eirher scented or contained surfactants. YMMV, but always check the label.

 

[jetajockey]

i found pure ammonia with no surfactants at dollar tree. I think it was blue ribbon label.

 

[Scouser]

Jeyes household ammonia is what I've used in the past.

You should be able to find it on amazon fairly cheap

 

[Newfishlover]

i found pure ammonia with no surfactants at dollar tree. I think it was blue ribbon label.

Thanks I found some there and it was only $1! Thanks for everyone's help. One step closer to cycling my new tank!

 

[Newfishlover]

Ok. So now that I have it how to I dose it? I read on here to do it with a baby's medicine thing but I don't have one of those is there a different way or should I go buy one?

 

[librarygirl]

Ok. So now that I have it how to I dose it? I read on here to do it with a baby's medicine thing but I don't have one of those is there a different way or should I go buy one?

You could or you could just add a few drops, wait 30 minutes, and test. If you need to add more, add a few more drops, wait 30 minutes, test, etc until you get to 4 PPM. Then just count up the number of drops you used to get to 4 so you'll know for the future. Ammonia is generally very potent depending on the brand so a little goes a long way, adding a few drops at a time is tedious but better than adding too much and having to do water changes to get it down. Here's a calculator too that will tell you how much to add in ML: Calculator (1 teaspoon = 4.92 ML).