ceilidhgirl
Fish Fanatic
well i decided to see if i could find some ammonia today after fruitless visits to DIY stores around me.
firstly i tried my local chemist but they didnt keep any and also said it wasnt available to order (i'm sure it was when i worked in pharmacy a few months ago, but thats neither here nor there)
then i tried the pet shop along my road (a tiny one) next door to the pharmacy, the girl in there was very young and unfortunately there was a dead fish in one of their tanks which i told her about and she removed straight away, everything else looked prety healthy tho. i asked if she could ask the owners if it was possible to order some in for me, she said she'd ask and could i check back tomorrow
so on going into my corner shop to get some ciggies (i know dont all shout at me i am cutting down!), its the kind of little corner shop that sells everything, i hunted around the shelves for a while and i spotted a bottle of household ammonia. i checked the label and there were no surficants or detergents listed so i bought it for a measly £1 !
i got it home and put some in a bowl of water and swished it about with a spoon and no bubbles collected on the surface so i took this as proof that there was no other detergents in it.
i added a few mls to my tank and waited about half an hour before testing so that it had time to swish about
lo and behold my ammonia reading is now a healthy 4 ppm
i cant wait until my nitrites start growing too, and then my nitrates
ooo i'm sooo excited lol
can u tell this is my first tank???
firstly i tried my local chemist but they didnt keep any and also said it wasnt available to order (i'm sure it was when i worked in pharmacy a few months ago, but thats neither here nor there)
then i tried the pet shop along my road (a tiny one) next door to the pharmacy, the girl in there was very young and unfortunately there was a dead fish in one of their tanks which i told her about and she removed straight away, everything else looked prety healthy tho. i asked if she could ask the owners if it was possible to order some in for me, she said she'd ask and could i check back tomorrow
so on going into my corner shop to get some ciggies (i know dont all shout at me i am cutting down!), its the kind of little corner shop that sells everything, i hunted around the shelves for a while and i spotted a bottle of household ammonia. i checked the label and there were no surficants or detergents listed so i bought it for a measly £1 !
i got it home and put some in a bowl of water and swished it about with a spoon and no bubbles collected on the surface so i took this as proof that there was no other detergents in it.
i added a few mls to my tank and waited about half an hour before testing so that it had time to swish about
lo and behold my ammonia reading is now a healthy 4 ppm
i cant wait until my nitrites start growing too, and then my nitrates
ooo i'm sooo excited lol
can u tell this is my first tank???
