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[dcfeeiv]

im doing a fishless cycle for my new tank (55 gal which is my biggest so far) and i told my mom to add ammonia to the tank
she added about about a cup of ammonia
how can i neutralize it (chemically)?
i already did a 75% water change

 

[ArauraDiscus]

You don't neutralize it. The point is to let the bacteria do that. lol

 

[mark7616]

Do a water change and bring the ammonia back down to the leval it needs to be around 8ppm other wise it will take months to deal with that much.

 

[Amunet]

Yeah just keep doing some water changes to get the ammonia down to a more reasonable lvl.. and next time, make sure she knows how much to add heh

 

[dcfeeiv]

i know, but wont such an extreme amount of ammonia kill the bacteria thats trying to eliminate it?
my test kit reads to 8.0 and its well off the scale

 

[mark7616]

well bring it doewn lower than the scale so you know for sure then raise it to where you need it.

 

[doresy]

I would get as much water out as you can then refill with conditioned water. Do a test and it should be very low. Then add about 3 teaspoons and do a water test. Add a bit more as required and test again.

I don't know how far you are into your cycle right now but a complete water change will only do good in this situation