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[scotslasszoe]

just been to homebase and found ammonia. anyone wanna run me through how much to put in a 25 gallon tank and how often.

also is it ok for plants to be in tank while putting ammonia in?

Zoe

 

[orange shark]

i think rdd told me it took around 1ml to raise 5 gallons to 5ppm, so you should put in around 5ml i think

 

[Luketendo]

HOLD ON!!!!!!!!

Does the bottle say pure ammonia or a certain percentage of ammonia?

Mine says 9.5% so I need to put in 10x more. (Mines from Boots though.)

The guideline I use is 5 drops 100% ammonia raises 10 gallons to 5ppm.
So that's 50 drops for my 35L (9-10g.)

Also try not to go anywhere near it when it's open, I do it from arms length and don't have to endure the fowl smell, well more then a smell more like seawater going up your nose and into your mouth but worse.

 

[scotslasszoe]

HOLD ON!!!!!!!!

Does the bottle say pure ammonia or a certain percentage of ammonia?

Mine says 9.5% so I need to put in 10x more. (Mines from Boots though.)

The guideline I use is 5 drops 100% ammonia raises 10 gallons to 5ppm.
So that's 50 drops for my 35L (9-10g.)

Also try not to go anywhere near it when it's open, I do it from arms length and don't have to endure the fowl smell, well more then a smell more like seawater going up your nose and into your mouth but worse.

Try not to go near it. i nearly blew my head off pmsl. I took a big sniff

everyone at shop was in hysterics

Zoe

 

[Luketendo]

HOLD ON!!!!!!!!

Does the bottle say pure ammonia or a certain percentage of ammonia?

Mine says 9.5% so I need to put in 10x more. (Mines from Boots though.)

The guideline I use is 5 drops 100% ammonia raises 10 gallons to 5ppm.
So that's 50 drops for my 35L (9-10g.)

Also try not to go anywhere near it when it's open, I do it from arms length and don't have to endure the fowl smell, well more then a smell more like seawater going up your nose and into your mouth but worse.

Try not to go near it. i nearly blew my head off pmsl. I took a big sniff

everyone at shop was in hysterics

Zoe

I know I did it too.

I tried to warn you, but it's too late .

 

[scotslasszoe]

Someone should have mentioned as soon i i says i was trying to buy the stuff

Well i did have a blocked nose. Not any more I aint got a nose left

Zoe

 

[Luketendo]

Someone should have mentioned as soon i i says i was trying to buy the stuff

Well i did have a blocked nose. Not any more I aint got a nose left

Zoe

Well good luck and remember to check how much ammonia is actually in there.

 

[scotslasszoe]

Its 9.5 % ammonia it says on bottle

 

[Luketendo]

Its 9.5 % ammonia it says on bottle

Ok then just dose 50 drops per 10 gallons of water in the tank.

So for 25 gallons that's 125 drops.

Refer to the fishless cycling guide for how often to dose etc.

 

[dizzied]

To be safe, you can just add a little to the tank, measure it and see what you're working with.

 

[Luketendo]

To be safe, you can just add a little to the tank, measure it and see what you're working with.

Or test it in your water change bucket if you use them.

 

[scotslasszoe]

one drop? what should i use to put in 1 drop

also will plants be ok?

 

[orange shark]

plants should be fine

 

[Luketendo]

Plants will relish the ammonia as they like to use it as nutrients.

 

[scotslasszoe]

Ok cool

Thanks

Zoe