I’ve been trying to cycle my QT tank with a newly launched bacterial culture(dormant type) product in India and I’m using a lab grade ammonium chloride powder as my source for ammonia. I wanted to ask if there is any special type of ammonium chloride the bacteria need or will any lab grade one do the job. Also, I dosed the ammonium chloride solution at a concentration of 1 ppm and it’s been 1 whole week and the ammonia reading hasn’t budged a bit. Does this mean that the bacterial culture product is not good or is there a problem with the type if ammonia I’ve used.
The tank has a HOB filter with polyfil pads and it does not have much volume of bio media (can this be the issue for the delay in cycling?) the temperature is constant at 76F
TIA
The tank has a HOB filter with polyfil pads and it does not have much volume of bio media (can this be the issue for the delay in cycling?) the temperature is constant at 76F
TIA