Ammonia for cycling?

[Jobin13]

Anyone know where you can find ammonia so you can cycle a fishes tank? the hardware stores around me don't sell it

 

[splattered]

You can also use a piece of seafood i.e. a dead shrimp for the same effect. This is why "ghost-feeding" also works. Most fish food is made from shrimp/krill etc

 

[drm315]

The only place I found it was Ace Hardware. All other stores that sold it had surfacants in it.

 

[splattered]

Cool man go for it. When you reach 0 nitrite you're a water change away from right where you wanna be. Always remember plants help

 

[jfhrtn]

+1 on Ace Hardware. The only other ammonia I have found is Dr Tim's Ammonium Chloride from Amazon or Dr Tim's site

 

[Jobin13]

Are surfactants bad? I just purchased a bottle not really checking and it has surfactants...

 

[t-bone]

Are surfactants bad? I just purchased a bottle not really checking and it has surfactants...

Yes surfactants are bad. I got mine from ACE also.

 

[jfhrtn]

Surfactants can be leathal in very small doses to fish. Pretty much any type soaps

 

[Jobin13]

Good thing I haven't added it to the aquarium yet!!!!