How much ammonia

[blkwdw13]

How much ammonia should I put in a 75g tank to kick start the cycling process.

 

[oscar83]

just a small splash should be alright. make sure you have pure, clear ammonia. a good test is to shake the bottle and if any suds appear its no good. after you put the ammonia in let teh water circulate for 20 minutes or so and do an ammonia test. you want to shoot for around 5 ppm or so.

 

[sumthin fishy]

You will need a test kit but its all outlined here

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64301

 

[oscar83]

good call sf. i was gonna look for that thread but then went stupid and forgot. way to pick me up, haha.

 

[sumthin fishy]

Sometimes I just get lazy and tell them to go find it, but I was already halfway there

 

[blkwdw13]

Thanks, I have read similar articles as that one and niether of them gave an idea where to start, which is fine, I just wanted a measurable dosage so I could do it then go to sleep and check it the next day since I had just gotten off work. But any ways thanks again and I got it all settled now.