I've tried using Tim's One and Only + the Ammonia that's part of the kit, five times now over the past 5 - 6 years. Every time, the recommended 4 drops per gallon just completely over doses the tank. Every time I've had to completely drain and restart after weeks of waiting. Maybe it's user error, but I don't know how I can drop differently. It's infuriating.
If you read the forums, almost every single person has the same issue with having way too much ammonia and needing to restart.
So I'm setting up two tanks at the same time (a temporary tank while my home is remodeling, and a QT tank). For the temporary tank (40G breeder), I only put in 25 drops (a teeny tiny amount vs the recommended). For the QT tank, which is a 10G, I put in 20 drops (half the amount, just to try it out).
In the 40G, I was getting 1.2ppm on only 25 drops. On the 10G, it was off the charts.
I'm on week 3, and my 10G is still 2ppm+ in ammonia (I'm using a Red Sea test and a Salifert, both new, and both off the charts). My 40G using just 25 drops has fully cycled.
I'm doing a full restart of my QT tank (it's only 10G, so it's easy), but now I have to buy more tim's one and only. Ugh. I'll only be using maybe 5 drops this time.
So just beware, use a tiny bit of the recommended ammonia drops with the Tim's method.
If you read the forums, almost every single person has the same issue with having way too much ammonia and needing to restart.
So I'm setting up two tanks at the same time (a temporary tank while my home is remodeling, and a QT tank). For the temporary tank (40G breeder), I only put in 25 drops (a teeny tiny amount vs the recommended). For the QT tank, which is a 10G, I put in 20 drops (half the amount, just to try it out).
In the 40G, I was getting 1.2ppm on only 25 drops. On the 10G, it was off the charts.
I'm on week 3, and my 10G is still 2ppm+ in ammonia (I'm using a Red Sea test and a Salifert, both new, and both off the charts). My 40G using just 25 drops has fully cycled.
I'm doing a full restart of my QT tank (it's only 10G, so it's easy), but now I have to buy more tim's one and only. Ugh. I'll only be using maybe 5 drops this time.
So just beware, use a tiny bit of the recommended ammonia drops with the Tim's method.