What Type Of Ammonia?

[unknowntbeast]

I've been to all the local pet stores and nobody had clear ammonia! So could I just use regular ammonia? Or does it have to be a special kind? One guy said just put a whole bunch of food in the tank and let it rot down. Logical enough however I don't want a bunch of rotting food in my tank. Help!

 

[yasinullah]

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^ refer to the " items needed" heading

if you're in the UK, boots or homebase stock the appropriate ammonia, and boots stock it online also

 

[unknowntbeast]

Yea I was able to find out some things at http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=38840

 

[OldMan47]

I have never seen a LFS that carried any kind of ammonia. They will tell you that ammonia kills fish, which it does, and that you don't want it in your tank so they don't carry it. They miss the point that to develop the bacteria to remove ammonia, they must be given the ammonia to grow. That concept seems to elude them completely and they tell you to cycle with hardy fish, a source of organic ammonia that they have in stock.
If you found your ammonia at Boots or Home base, you must be in the UK. In the US you would have found the right stuff in the cleaning aisle of an Ace/True Value Hardware store.

 

[unknowntbeast]

I have never seen a LFS that carried any kind of ammonia. They will tell you that ammonia kills fish, which it does, and that you don't want it in your tank so they don't carry it. They miss the point that to develop the bacteria to remove ammonia, they must be given the ammonia to grow. That concept seems to elude them completely and they tell you to cycle with hardy fish, a source of organic ammonia that they have in stock.
If you found your ammonia at Boots or Home base, you must be in the UK. In the US you would have found the right stuff in the cleaning aisle of an Ace/True Value Hardware store.

Yeah although I think the people who work there are just uneducated about the whole cycling thing or their corporate doesn't know the right things to sell!

I'm in US, so I may just end up going to Wally-World.

And here is a n00b question, but what does LFS stand for? Live Fish Store?

 

[andy.ahad]

I have never seen a LFS that carried any kind of ammonia. They will tell you that ammonia kills fish, which it does, and that you don't want it in your tank so they don't carry it. They miss the point that to develop the bacteria to remove ammonia, they must be given the ammonia to grow. That concept seems to elude them completely and they tell you to cycle with hardy fish, a source of organic ammonia that they have in stock.
If you found your ammonia at Boots or Home base, you must be in the UK. In the US you would have found the right stuff in the cleaning aisle of an Ace/True Value Hardware store.

Yeah although I think the people who work there are just uneducated about the whole cycling thing or their corporate doesn't know the right things to sell!

I'm in US, so I may just end up going to Wally-World.

And here is a n00b question, but what does LFS stand for? Live Fish Store?

LFS = Local Fish Store/Shop

 

[unknowntbeast]

LFS = Local Fish Store/Shop

LOL of course! If it was Live Fish Store, then I wounder if there is Non-Live fish stores! lol

 

[dcarmor927]

Yea i got my ammonia at ACE hardware in the janitorial section, the only problem is you only need a little to do the cycle but i had to buy a ton more than i wanted lol

 

[OldMan47]

Sorry to have to tell you but Wally world only carries the scented stuff. I know, I looked there first myself.