bs6749
Aquarium Advice Addict
It's obvious to me that the presence of ammonia is due to the massive die off of the fish in the tank. That in conjunction with a bacterial colony that was undersized and couldn't process that amount of ammonia is why there is some in the tank.
Chlorine will never turn into ammonia. Chlorine is an element and ammonia is a molecule made up of the elements nitrogen and hydrogen. Elements can't be converted into other elements under normal circumstances. In a laboratory setting, possibly, but that would require massive pressures and temperatures to achieve.
Also, ammonia (NH3) is the harmful and unionized form and ammonium ion (NH4+) is the unharmful ionized form.
Chlorine will never turn into ammonia. Chlorine is an element and ammonia is a molecule made up of the elements nitrogen and hydrogen. Elements can't be converted into other elements under normal circumstances. In a laboratory setting, possibly, but that would require massive pressures and temperatures to achieve.
Also, ammonia (NH3) is the harmful and unionized form and ammonium ion (NH4+) is the unharmful ionized form.