Ammonia from walmart

[Xand3r]

Hello,
I'm going to cycle a new tank for my P. demasoni and I was wondering if it was ok to use ammonia from walmart. I will be adding media from my other tanks to speed up the cycle, but since I have never bought ammonia before I don't know where to get it. I went to ace hardware today but they did not have pure ammonia.

Thanks

 

[Scott F]

As long as it's pure ammonia it should be ok.

 

[Xand3r]

Well that's the thing in the ingredients it says that it has Ammonium hydroxide (which is just ammonia) and surfactant. So I guess that the real question is, will the surfactant cause any harm or is it just something common in the other brands of ammonia?

 

[Lanc1988]

I was about the use the walmart ammonia too but it can't have sufactants in it according to eco23's guide.

 

[Xand3r]

Thanks, I guess that I have to keep looking for the right stuff.

 

[librarygirl]

Are you sure Ace hardware didn't have it? That's the brand most of us use (ACE janitorial strength).

 

[Deep Seven]

Yeah, surfactants will kill your fish. A good test is to shake the bottle, and if any bubbles last more then one or two seconds then it's bad bad mojo.

I ended up getting mine at 14% pure from a Janitorial Warehouse store.

 

[Xand3r]

librarygirl: No, they didn't have pure ammonia. I'm going to try a different store tomorrow, at least now I know what it looks like.

Deep Seven: Yeah I knew about the bubbles the reason why I decided to ask first was because when I tried it didn't make any.


Thank you!

 

[Fishandmusic81]

Awesome tank!
Is that a DIY background?

 

[Xand3r]

@Fishandmusic81 thanks, and yeah it is DIY background