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