ElizaRome
New Member
I think I might have a no-ammonia ammonia problem
Started fishless cycling 125 litre (c.29 gallon) tank on Sunday with 2.7 Fluval canister filter.
Added 5 1/2 ml of Dr. Tim's ammonia solution along with Tetra Safe Start nitrifying bacteria (and treating the water with Seachem Prime). Using API Master test kit, and the tank still shows no ammonia (no nitrites or nitrates either). I added a further 5ml yesterday, still no ammonia registering this afternoon so I poured 5ml of the ammonia solution straight into a test tube and tested that - and no ammonia!
Have I potentially got dud ammonia bottles (ordered two and have tried them both, both still had their seals intact) or do I just need to give it some more days?
Thanks for any and all advice!
ElizaRome x
Started fishless cycling 125 litre (c.29 gallon) tank on Sunday with 2.7 Fluval canister filter.
Added 5 1/2 ml of Dr. Tim's ammonia solution along with Tetra Safe Start nitrifying bacteria (and treating the water with Seachem Prime). Using API Master test kit, and the tank still shows no ammonia (no nitrites or nitrates either). I added a further 5ml yesterday, still no ammonia registering this afternoon so I poured 5ml of the ammonia solution straight into a test tube and tested that - and no ammonia!
Have I potentially got dud ammonia bottles (ordered two and have tried them both, both still had their seals intact) or do I just need to give it some more days?
Thanks for any and all advice!
ElizaRome x