Source for pure ammonia?

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FreshyFresh

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Need to do a fishless cycle soon.

I've tried a grocery store, BLowes and a local hardware store. Two only carried lemon scented and yellow dyed ammonia. The grocery store had an el'cheapo house brand, clear, unscented, but it lists "surfactant" as the only other ingredient. :duh: Thing is, it forms absolutely no bubbles when you shake it? What I'm thinking is, how can you have surfactants w/out bubbles? Not sure if I should risk it, but that pretty much exhausts my local sources and getting a chunk of someone's used filter media probably wont happen either, since I currently know no-one with a tank!

OTOH, I'm amazed at the "tank starter" magical potions available at Petco and Petsmart. :hypnotized:

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Got an Ace Hardware nearby?
 

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They have what you need...
 

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BINGO! Found it!

Dollar store of all places. Austin's brand.

Dunno how I didn't think about that given how many cleaning products dollar stores have.

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Funny, I was out doing the exact same thing this evening and I ended up at the dollar store with a bottle of Austin's too!
 
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