LozzyBear
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2012
- Messages
- 26
Hey guys,
I went to my local aquarium store (im new to this by the way) and asked for water testers as I am doing a fishless cycle to start off with. So that was all good. Anyway, come today I bought another bag of gravel because there wasn't enough, and some plants so I can start my fishless cycle.
I am just about to put the water in when I thought I should get everything ready so I know how much ammonia to put in the tank.
A guide on here says 4ppm... how am I supposed to measure this?
And also, my water testing kit does not test for ammonia!
It tests for pH, KH, GH, NO2 and NO3.![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Which is a good test kit to start out with? When the test strips say my water is ready I am going to take a sample to the pet store just to make sure everything is okay before I introduce my fish.
Thanks for reading all of this...
a rundown
1. How do I measure for ammonia,
2. What is a good water tester for ammonia included?
Thanks for your time and responses
anything is greatly appreciated.
LB
x
I went to my local aquarium store (im new to this by the way) and asked for water testers as I am doing a fishless cycle to start off with. So that was all good. Anyway, come today I bought another bag of gravel because there wasn't enough, and some plants so I can start my fishless cycle.
I am just about to put the water in when I thought I should get everything ready so I know how much ammonia to put in the tank.
A guide on here says 4ppm... how am I supposed to measure this?
And also, my water testing kit does not test for ammonia!
It tests for pH, KH, GH, NO2 and NO3.
Which is a good test kit to start out with? When the test strips say my water is ready I am going to take a sample to the pet store just to make sure everything is okay before I introduce my fish.
Thanks for reading all of this...
a rundown
1. How do I measure for ammonia,
2. What is a good water tester for ammonia included?
Thanks for your time and responses
LB
x