Does Ammo Lock Work????

I think it's important to mention that acidic water is the only time ammonium (NH4+) will remain ammonium. Otherwise, in alkaline water, it will revert back to ammonia (NH3).

One of the chemistry people correct me if I am wrong, but ammonium will give up its extra H+ ions in the excess of OH- ions found in alkaline water (to form water and ammonia). So you'd be right back where you started.
 
This ones for blueiz or anyone who knows any answers to my question,

With Ammo-Lock in the water how do you know if you have finished cycling?
According to my water paremeters my Nitrite is @ 0.05, Nitrite is @ 10 and Ammonia is off the scale due to the Ammo-Lock however Free Ammonia is I think 0 because the Ammonia Alert to my knowledge has not changed color except for a very light greenish hue. I did a 50 percent water change this morning.
 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you will know if you are nearing the end of the cycle by watching the Nitrites drop and the nitrate levels rise.
 
it is important to find out if ammo lock ties up the ammonia rendering it useless for cycling purposes or does it simply attach the extra hydrogen molecule converting ammonia to ammonium which can be used in the cycle process.
in any case it is a chemical bond and under certain conditions these bonds can be broken as noted by Puma.

ammonia locking chemical are useful when transporting fish with no filtration(ie shipping)
 
I heard that ammo-lock can actually slow down or kill an existing cycle and that a product like Prime was far more beneficial.

I've personally used Prime to get a dwarf puffer through a medicine induced cycle and it works like a charm.

With prime though, becareful not to overdose as it lowers oxygen levels in the tank and can just as easily kill a fishie.
 
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