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My ammonia Salifert test kit expired in April 2021. Can I still use it?
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Setting up new tank using dry rock and bottled bacteriaAre you setting up a new tank? Did you just introduce a whole lot more bio-load? Just curious why you would need to test ammonia. Since I have never had a test kit expire, nor tested ammonia at all, I am not the right person to say if it's good or not. If it was me, I'd go ahead and test it, see that I have 0 ammonia, and then throw it away and not replace it... lol
There is no reason why it wouldn't be okay.My ammonia Salifert test kit expired in April 2021. Can I still use it?
Don't expext the bottled bac to cycle a tank any faster than 3-4 weeks, and definately do not add ammonium chloride to try speed it upSetting up new tank using dry rock and bottled bacteria
I used ammonia in bottle with dr tims in my first tank and all went okay. I waited for 1 month. Same with this time. I am using ammonia in bottle and brightwell microbacter xlmDon't expext the bottled bac to cycle a tank any faster than 3-4 weeks, and definately do not add ammonium chloride to try speed it up
The problem I experienced with dosing ammonium chloride with bottled bac, is that you end up with the cycling process being getting limited by excess NO2 nitrite.I used ammonia in bottle with dr tims in my first tank and all went okay. I waited for 1 month. Same with this time. I am using ammonia in bottle and brightwell microbacter xlm
Extra ammonia meaning more than what’s instructed by Dr Tim? The instruction itself tells you to add extra ammonia at middle of the stages. But no I don’t add extra ammonia than what’s the instruction tells you to.The problem I experienced with dosing ammonium chloride with bottled bac, is that you end up with the cycling process being getting limited by excess NO2 nitrite.
If you follow Dr Tim's method your tank will be ready in whatever time frame stated. Add extra ammonia and you risk creating a situation where the process seems to get stalled.
Follow Dr Tim or Red Sea equivalent, but if you do you will IMO only slow the process if you add extra ammonia.
Make life easy, if you see algae on the glass and free ammonia testing close to zero, the tank has cycled so chuck in a snail. If the snail is still happy 24 hours later throw in a fish.
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I'd suggest following the intruction given by Dr Tim.Extra ammonia meaning more than what’s instructed by Dr Tim? The instruction itself tells you to add extra ammonia at middle of the stages. But no I don’t add extra ammonia than what’s the instruction tells you to.
Dr Tim instruction is to add ammonia to 2 ppm...I'd suggest following the intruction given by Dr Tim.
Some folks add extra ammonia up to 2 ppm which I think creates a problem.
Regards
Graham.
I've not used that product, but I thought it directs to add so many drops per gallon.Dr Tim instruction is to add ammonia to 2 ppm...
4 drops per gallons which should bring it to 2 ppm as per the instruction.I've not used that product, but I thought it directs to add so many drops per gallon.
IDK if that works out at 2 ppm, but I would follow the instructions as there is obviously a lot at stake if it is wrong.
What I am suggesting is that adding additional external Ammonia in the hope of speeding up a tank cycle could be counter productive.
Been there, done that ...