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On day 3 now.. Day one added one and only bottle and 4 drops only of ammonia.. Day 2 tested.. Maybe 1 to 2 ppm nitrite no ammonia.. Now today day 3 no ammonia and maybe 1 to 2 ppm nitrite.. It says now if both under 5ppm add 4 drops per gallon of water.. Seems kind of excessive honestly.. Added 4 drops day one.. 33 gallon aio so call it 30 gallons.. 120 drops? Seems crazy in my mind.. And also.. Change my mind.. Doing fish less cycle with dry rock and dry sand..
 
I would suggest adding enough of the ammonia chloride to raise the concentration in the tank to 1.0 ppm to 2.0 ppm, then just let the ammonia work its way back down to near zero.

I hope that helps!
 
I would suggest adding enough of the ammonia chloride to raise the concentration in the tank to 1.0 ppm to 2.0 ppm, then just let the ammonia work its way back down to near zero.

I hope that helps!
Appreciate it.. Wish I knew exact dosage but I'll wing it for now and do 100 drops.. Then test again mañana
 
Appreciate it.. Wish I knew exact dosage but I'll wing it for now and do 100 drops.. Then test again mañana
Why not just follow the direction on the bottle?
 
Appreciate it.. Wish I knew exact dosage but I'll wing it for now and do 100 drops.. Then test again mañana
Why not just follow the direction on the bottle?
Directions on bottle very vague.. Watched a couple of his videos.. But they were recorded like 823 years ago lol was just curious.. Wonder if live rock vs dry rock had a different or not but no worries.. I got nothing but time.. Just sounded strange to add 4 drops and test 2 days later.. Every tank is different so I'm sure that's what the dealio is
 
Directions on bottle very vague.. Watched a couple of his videos.. But they were recorded like 823 years ago lol was just curious.. Wonder if live rock vs dry rock had a different or not but no worries.. I got nothing but time.. Just sounded strange to add 4 drops and test 2 days later.. Every tank is different so I'm sure that's what the dealio is
The only issue is that sometimes the ammonia chloride itself is a little weaker than the next bottle, like a quality control thing. But you need to use much more than 4 drops in a 33 gallon tank. Try to get the ammonia up to the 1.0 ppm to 2.0 ppm level. You would do this only with dry rock, if you have live rock it's already cycled 🙂
 
Directions on bottle very vague.. Watched a couple of his videos.. But they were recorded like 823 years ago lol was just curious.. Wonder if live rock vs dry rock had a different or not but no worries.. I got nothing but time.. Just sounded strange to add 4 drops and test 2 days later.. Every tank is different so I'm sure that's what the dealio is
The only issue is that sometimes the ammonia chloride itself is a little weaker than the next bottle, like a quality control thing. But you need to use much more than 4 drops in a 33 gallon tank. Try to get the ammonia up to the 1.0 ppm to 2.0 ppm level. You would do this only with dry rock, if you have live rock it's already cycled 🙂
Ya it's all dead rock and sand.. Rather it this way to avoid pest and what not.. I don't mind if it takes 2 or 3 weeks to cycle just found it odd.. That add 4 drops per gallon. I mean I understand it for real.. No tanks the same.. Don't over do it but by day 3 over do it lol I'll go by his write up and just go with it.. Was just curious if anyone else had insight I guess and what they did and used and all that jazz... Gotta go.. Hear another beer calling my name!
 

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