Where to buy the no-additive ammonia? | Aquarium Water Forum
2008年12月26日 · what you need is ammonia solution. Pure ammonia is hard to find and expensive, manufactured by Merck and others, it is usually sold only with permission due to its corrosive properties, mostly to labs. "Pure" ammonia solution = (usually under 10%) ammonia + (rest %) distilled water. Look in the household cleaner section. Grab a bottle and shake it.
Cloudy water no ammonia or nitrites - FishLore Aquarium Forum
15. Apr 1, 2012. #2. Update: cloudiness increasing, ammonia, nitrites still at zero. The erratic movements have subsided. two angels are in my hospital tank, one fairing not so well but improving the other a little better an otocinclus has now passed.
Ammonia spikes in all my tanks | pH Forum - FishLore Aquarium …
2023年11月15日 · In some cases, ammonia can be introduced from fumes in the air, but hopefully, ammonia cleaner is not used near a fish tank. If your water supply contains chloramine, ammonia can be introduced through water changes.
Great Value Ammonia? | Aquarium Water Forum - FishLore …
Nov 15, 2014. #14. Goldex Ammonia does not list surfactants in the ingredients, and is sold at local grocery stores, including A&P, which I believe has a U.S. stores. If shaken, your intrepid reporter has found that it will produce bubbles that last for a second or two, where anything with surfactants will produce almost a foam that hangs ...
Q & A With Tetra about Tetra SafeStart - FishLore Aquarium Forum
2009年11月19日 · If you already have fish, and are having an ammonia issue, it is best to get the ammonia levels down to below 4.0. 4.0 and higher is just as toxic to TSS as it is to fish. While 2.0 -3.5 ppm ammonia may harm some of the TSS bacteria, it should still have some effect. You may want to do a second dose several days after adding the first one, if ...
Personal breakthrough cleaning glass haze & mineral spots
2009年3月20日 · After conducting a much more thorough research I discovered (long story short) that glass has a harness on the scale of 1-9 9 being diamonds glass is 6 and requires a mineral based abrasive preferably in the form of a liquid for uniformity. Jewelers use expensive compounds that cost about $10 a stick. I found a few folks that have used ...
Cleaning outside of tank glass | Cleaning and Maintenance Forum
2009年5月10日 · Magnetic algae scrubber for the inside & I make my own glass cleaner to use on the outside. Homemade Glass Cleaner: make a 50-50 mix of white vinegar to water. Pour into a spray bottle. That's it. The vinegar smell goes away after 30mins or so, so don't worry about that.
Cycling Without Ammonia | Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle Forum
Messages. 4,373. Jan 2, 2017. #2. Yes you still need an ammonia source. Without the ammonia to feed on, the bacteria will simply die off. If you truly can not find pure ammonia, and still want to do fishless cycle you could try to use fish food in a mesh bag …
Saltwater Fish Disease Symptoms and Treatment - FishLore
Symptoms: Red or inflamed gills. Fish are gasping for air at the surface. Treatment: Ammonia poisoning is easily preventable. Avoid adding expensive and less hardy tropical fish until the aquarium has cycled. For more information on cycling …
How Long Does The Tank Stay Cycled Without Fish?
2018年9月9日 · Nitrifiers belong to a very old line of bacteria (millions of years) and they have developed ways to cope with very long periods of “drought.”. Because the nitrifiers in DrTim’s One & Only are grown on a substrate, they can form EPS when needed and last 6 to 12 months in a …