imagitarium biological startup bacteria

[Boxed Fish]

had ammonia spike in one of my aquariums two days ago. normally I use microbe Lyft night out and its starter bacteria for maintenance but it wasn't in stock, so I picked up the brand titled above in this thread. it says 10 drops would treat 10 gallons of water but I dumped the whole bottle in the tank. 13 hours later the ammonia test read 0ppm. looking to know if that reading is legit and or a certain compound/blocker could be in this specific brand of bacteria that actually works better than the rest

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Let’s back up. Is this an established tank?

Why would ammonia rise?

In general, ammonia won’t rise to problem levels in an established tank unless there’s a tank crash
Like a power failure.

 

[Boxed Fish]

Let’s back up. Is this an established tank?

Why would ammonia rise?

In general, ammonia won’t rise to problem levels in an established tank unless there’s a tank crash
Like a power failure.

its a new tank no live stock. 1 month 60 gallon I set up. I thought the cycling was complete (wasn't worried about time frame) went to test the water and it was still present 1.0 ppm. figured stubborn ammonia so I dosed a whole bottle of the bacteria in question. 13 hours later gone

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

its a new tank no live stock. 1 month 60 gallon I set up. I thought the cycling was complete (wasn't worried about time frame) went to test the water and it was still present 1.0 ppm. figured stubborn ammonia so I dosed a whole bottle of the bacteria in question. 13 hours later gone

Ok, that’s reasonable. Some types of bacteria are faster than others. Might also be test error. In either case, there’s no reason to worry about it now.