Sorry...another cycling question
I set up a 20g with natural colored smaller sized gravel and seeded it with some ceramic material from a smaller 10 gallon. I filled it with spring water and it has been running since Friday (3 June); ammonia test last night showed a scant .25 ppm.
I managed, after 5 stores and two online searches, to locate pure ammonia and last night, added 4 eye droppers full, testing after allowing the filter to circulate things for 30 minutes in between each addition. Even after 4 additions, I was still only reading about 1-2 ppm. I left it at that just because I was afraid to add anymore. I didn't test this morning to see if there was simply a time delay but will test when I get home this aftrenoon, which will put it at about 24 hours.
Thinking ahead, I did empty the filter prior to adding the ammonia since I had ammonia remover media in there prior. After finishing for the night, I replaced the sponge that came with the filter to help with colonization.
Maybe not a question so much as, am I on the right track with this?
I set up a 20g with natural colored smaller sized gravel and seeded it with some ceramic material from a smaller 10 gallon. I filled it with spring water and it has been running since Friday (3 June); ammonia test last night showed a scant .25 ppm.
I managed, after 5 stores and two online searches, to locate pure ammonia and last night, added 4 eye droppers full, testing after allowing the filter to circulate things for 30 minutes in between each addition. Even after 4 additions, I was still only reading about 1-2 ppm. I left it at that just because I was afraid to add anymore. I didn't test this morning to see if there was simply a time delay but will test when I get home this aftrenoon, which will put it at about 24 hours.
Thinking ahead, I did empty the filter prior to adding the ammonia since I had ammonia remover media in there prior. After finishing for the night, I replaced the sponge that came with the filter to help with colonization.
Maybe not a question so much as, am I on the right track with this?