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Aquarium Advice Regular
So... after doing hrs of research and reading lots of different posts online and here, I decided to do a fishless cycle this time around in my 40gal long tank. I have purchased the Fluval 306 canister filter, and put the water in last night, let the filter run for 24 hrs, and today I purchased Janitorial Pure Ammonia from ACE Hardware. I have been trying to dose up my water to 4ppm of Ammonia, but It seems, for past 4 hrs, after dumping around 28 table spoons of ammonia (7-8 each .5-1hr) i still only get reading of .25-.5
My water has that strong ammonia smell now, I cant breath being next to the tank when i dump more ammonia in, and I was wondering, is this normal? I would figure after 3 hrs of adding and monitoring ammonia levels, I would probably be around 4ppm, not .25
Any insights? anyone who went through fishless tank cycle please advise. Should i wait longer till i dump more ammonia in? I usually give .5-1hr rest before testing water and seeing where the levels are at.
My water has that strong ammonia smell now, I cant breath being next to the tank when i dump more ammonia in, and I was wondering, is this normal? I would figure after 3 hrs of adding and monitoring ammonia levels, I would probably be around 4ppm, not .25
Any insights? anyone who went through fishless tank cycle please advise. Should i wait longer till i dump more ammonia in? I usually give .5-1hr rest before testing water and seeing where the levels are at.