Where do you get ammonia?

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I am looking for ammonia that doesnt have any artificial smell to it. Target had stuff that smelled like lemon, and the dollar store had one that was branded a knock off of pine sol so we thought it might smell like pine. Walmart didnt have any at all.

Thanks!
 
Slappy*McFish said:
Ace hardware sells plain ammonia. Someone here recently posted that 'Drs Foster and Smith' also sells ammonium chloride for cycling tanks, as well. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=24530
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Thanks! never thought of a hardware store. Kind of interesting, if you buy dr tims bottled bacteria you can add on that you want that ammonia and they send it to you for free.

Also, I moved gravel and filter media from my cycled 10 over to the 29 today. But I dont have any fish or bottled ammonia yet. How long does the bacteria survive? Maybe my dad and I can get ammonia tonight or tomorrow.
 
I heard like 48 hours but it could be hearsay for all I know. I definitely know it isn't very long though. You can always toss a few fish from your 10 into it or pee in it. I'm completely serious about the peeing too
 
jm1212 said:
Try just putting fish food in the tank.


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Lol yeah I've heard this works too. JM I have wondered after hearing this a few times: how long will it take for it to decompose? I would think it would takes days but I don't know that for sure. Any insight on that?
 
Thats what I thought. I will put food in, but hopefully I can convince one of my parents to bring me to get the ammonia tonight.
 
Nepherael said:
Lol yeah I've heard this works too. JM I have wondered after hearing this a few times: how long will it take for it to decompose? I would think it would takes days but I don't know that for sure. Any insight on that?
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I can't imagine it being more than a day. If you are using frozen (non-flake) food it will be considerably less time just due to the nature of the product. This is also why you should be careful not to over feed...


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Just put in some betta min because it has brine shrimp in it. Hopefully they might decompose a bit faster.
 
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