Gnarls Gnarlington
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I am doing a fishless cycle. Well, trying to anyway.
I have a 50 gallon tank. About 20 minutes ago I added one teaspoon of Ace ammonia. (Man, this stuff is potent!)
Look at the photo. Is this 2.0 ppm or 4.0 ppm? I honestly can't tell and I looked at it under different lights.
To me I'm leaning towards something in-between.
Should I add more ammonia or stop right here? The instructions say, "With the ammonia purchased, and your test kit handy, dose the tank to ~5ppm ammonia. If you add too much, do a Partial water change to reduce the level, if you add too little, dose more. It doesn't need to be exact, but just aim for 3-5ppm."
What do you think?
(And did I buy the wrong test kit? Is this one not sensitive enough? It's the API Freshwater Master Test Kit.)
I have a 50 gallon tank. About 20 minutes ago I added one teaspoon of Ace ammonia. (Man, this stuff is potent!)
Look at the photo. Is this 2.0 ppm or 4.0 ppm? I honestly can't tell and I looked at it under different lights.
To me I'm leaning towards something in-between.
Should I add more ammonia or stop right here? The instructions say, "With the ammonia purchased, and your test kit handy, dose the tank to ~5ppm ammonia. If you add too much, do a Partial water change to reduce the level, if you add too little, dose more. It doesn't need to be exact, but just aim for 3-5ppm."
What do you think?
(And did I buy the wrong test kit? Is this one not sensitive enough? It's the API Freshwater Master Test Kit.)
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