James_in_MN
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I just recently decided to take back the Marineland 5 gallon hex I purchased; I didn't like that I had to completely disassemble the hood in order to do anything in the tank. I used the opportunity to upgrade, and grabbed a 10 gallon Aqueon kit.
I had another problem when I was going to start fishless cycling the 5 gallon hex of determining the proper dosage of ammonia. I have the janitor strength Ace hardware bottle, at suggestion from this board. The problem is, I didn't know how much to put in the tank, so I put in less than a cap full in. Needless to say, I ended up recreating the surface of Venus in my tank.
I would like to avoid doing the same thing this time around in my 10 gallon. Is there a general rule of thumb when dosing your tank with ammonia? Is two drops too little, or 5 ml too much? Would it be one drop per gallon, or one drop per five gallons?
I have to believe by now that someone who has used the Ace ammonia to dose enough tanks has a general idea of how much is enough.
I had another problem when I was going to start fishless cycling the 5 gallon hex of determining the proper dosage of ammonia. I have the janitor strength Ace hardware bottle, at suggestion from this board. The problem is, I didn't know how much to put in the tank, so I put in less than a cap full in. Needless to say, I ended up recreating the surface of Venus in my tank.
I would like to avoid doing the same thing this time around in my 10 gallon. Is there a general rule of thumb when dosing your tank with ammonia? Is two drops too little, or 5 ml too much? Would it be one drop per gallon, or one drop per five gallons?
I have to believe by now that someone who has used the Ace ammonia to dose enough tanks has a general idea of how much is enough.