Adding Ammonia To Help Cycle New Tank

[Bungy]

Heres how to work it out exactly so you don't have to mess about estimating it.

Your tank is 53 litres = 53,000ml

You want to raise ammonia to 5ppm (parts per million) so

53,000ml / 1,000,000 x 5 = 0.265ml of ammonia

Your solution is 9.5% ammonia so

0.265ml / 9.5 x 100 = 2.79ml of your ammonia solution required to bring 53 litres of water to 5ppm.

(Make it 3ml unless you have some crazy measuring gear.)

Hope this helps. You could calibrate your test kit by it.

Birdie, your method makes it 2.65ml, you're 0.14ml out.

OK - got the formula for working the amonia out - let me throw this one at you if you please..... I have just set-up a new tank with the following dimensions -

W - 48"
D - 12"
H - 15"

I have then partitioned approx 1 third with glass so is totally independent to the rest of the tank (for hospital/quarantine purposes), the remaining 2 thirds for breeding etc. NOW, can you tell me the volume in each section and how much Amonia I need to put in each.....???

Bungy

Ok Bungy, testing me eh?

48" x 12" x 15" = 142 litres (as per TFF volume calculator)

142 Litres = 142,000ml

Raise to 5ppm, so

142,000 / 1,000,000 x 5 = 0.71ml of ammonia required

Your solution is 9.5% ammonia (i assume), so

0.71ml / 9.5 x 100 = 7.5ml of solution required to bring 142 litres to 5ppm.

Therefore

7.5ml x 1/3 = 2.5ml of solution required to bring 47 litres (142 litres x 1/3) to 5ppm.

and

7.5ml x 2/3 = 5.0ml of solution required to bring 95 litres (142 litres x 2/3) to 5ppm.

Hope that helps.

Backtotropical... You are the master.....thanks very much. Guess what, Ive just been up to my local Maidenhead Aquatics outlet and asked for Amonia........Each and every one of the guys there looked totally dumb and had never heard of cycling a tank in this way.....I know we can sometimes be a bit behind the times here in the UK but these guys are supposed to be the No.1 premier Aquatics dealership in the country...!!!! Im bemused. They did however show me this new stuff that is seemingly the wonder treatment that will cycle a tank in 24 hours...! Its called BACTINETTES by SOLL. Comes in little tablets which are placed directly into the internal or external filter. What do you think???

 

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Thanks to backtotropical for the formula