MoxieGrrrl
Aquarium Advice Freak
Okay, now that all the original fish are dead and I can pump up the temp, I went out and bought ammonia to help get the cycle kick-started.
However, the ingrediants include: soft water, ammonia, surfactant. And it contains no phosphorous.
I did a search on "surfactant" and I found the following... Definition: a linear molecule with a hydrophilic (attracted to water) head and a hydrophobic (repelled by water) end. Surfactants tend to clump together when in solution - forming a surface between the fluid and air with the hydrophobic tails in the air and the hydrophilic heads in the fluid. Often surfactants will form "bubbles" within the fluid - a small sphere of heads surrounding a pocket of air containing the tails. They can also form bubbles in air - two nested spheres of surfactant, between them a thin layer of water, surrounding a pocket of air - and antibubbles in fluid - a layer of air surrounding a pocket of water.
Does this mean it's some sort of detergent or is this safe to use to help cycle the tank?
I am going to be so bored waiting for the tank to cycle. No fishies to watch Please answer ASAP ))
However, the ingrediants include: soft water, ammonia, surfactant. And it contains no phosphorous.
I did a search on "surfactant" and I found the following... Definition: a linear molecule with a hydrophilic (attracted to water) head and a hydrophobic (repelled by water) end. Surfactants tend to clump together when in solution - forming a surface between the fluid and air with the hydrophobic tails in the air and the hydrophilic heads in the fluid. Often surfactants will form "bubbles" within the fluid - a small sphere of heads surrounding a pocket of air containing the tails. They can also form bubbles in air - two nested spheres of surfactant, between them a thin layer of water, surrounding a pocket of air - and antibubbles in fluid - a layer of air surrounding a pocket of water.
Does this mean it's some sort of detergent or is this safe to use to help cycle the tank?
I am going to be so bored waiting for the tank to cycle. No fishies to watch Please answer ASAP ))