fishless cycle overdose!

[Fishman007]

I was checking the ammonia in my 20g long that is currently cycling and for the first 2-3 minutes it read 0. So i went and added more (5 ml) of pure ammonia to the tank. Then i checked the test tube again and it read 5ppm, i have some anacharis, and crypts in the tank ATM, will it kill them? And how much ammonia to you advise to add daily? Sorry for all the Qs but i have never fishless cycled.

Thanks

 

[Thumper828]

I did the same thing when I was cycling. It didn't seem to hurt any of my plants.

 

[Luananeko]

Ammonia is plant food, I wouldn't worry

 

[Fishman007]

Ammonia is plant food, I wouldn't worry

I have heard some plants cant take too much, is this true?

 

[Rivercats]

You want to dose up to 4ppm so if your at 5ppm then do a WC to lower it.

 

[Fishman007]

You want to dose up to 4ppm so if your at 5ppm then do a WC to lower it.

Wont it decrease over time? I can do a wc tommarow after school at 4:00, or should i do one now?

 

[Rivercats]

It's best to lower it some because too high of ammonia or nitrites can mess with a cycle, slowing or stalling it even. Honestly in a 20g depending on what stock you want to keep you might only want to dose up to 2 or 3ppm's of ammonia.

 

[Fishman007]

It's best to lower it some because too high of ammonia or nitrites can mess with a cycle, slowing or stalling it even. Honestly in a 20g depending on what stock you want to keep you might only want to dose up to 2 or 3ppm's of ammonia.

I want to keep a pair of apistogramma cacatouides, some cories, oto cats, and some tetras. I will do a 10% wc tommarow then

 

[Rivercats]

That stock will never produce 4ppm of ammonia daily unless you add tons of tetras and even then I doubt it. So I'd dose up to 3ppm.

 

[Fishman007]

That stock will never produce 4ppm of ammonia daily unless you add tons of tetras and even then I doubt it. So I'd dose up to 3ppm.

How many ml is 3 ppm? I was gonna add 4-5 corys, 7-8 small tetras or rasboras, 4 oto cats, and the pair of apistos. Also is there a test i can do to find out how much ammonia will be in 1 drop?

 

[Rivercats]

I never do fishless cycling but it doesn't take much. I'd start a new thread and title it "How much ammonia?" Then in the opening post as how many ml of ammonia does it take to dose water up to 3ppm in a fishless cycle.