Ammonia for Cycling

[knewby]

I was wondering what kind of ammonia you could use for fishless cycling. Can you use regular cleaning ammonia or does it have to be a specific kind?

I saw some Parsons ammonia All-Purpose Cleaner in a hardware store, and I was wondering if this stuff would work. The only problem is that it's blue.

[discus_nw]

Any "clear" ammonia is fine. Stay away from the flavored, err scented I mean, types.

[knewby]

Will this blue stuff work? I think it's colored for safety. Will the artificial coloring do anything to my water?

[Carol_Roberts]

My clear gallon came from Walmart

[knewby]

But will this stuff work? Walmart is scary!!!

[RyanH]

check your label. If it contains anything but ammonia I wouldn't use it.

[RyanH]

Did you give up on the bio-spira idea?

[knewby]

Its got nonionic surfactant perfume, color, clarifying agent salts.

What do you mean have I given up on the biospira idea?

[RyanH]

Just wondering if you are intending to use the ammonia to feed your bio-spira or are you just going with a slower fishless cycle by using ammonia w/o bio-spira.

btw, I would not use that ammonia.

[knewby]

I'm feeding my biospira with it now because I will not be getting my fish for a couple of weeks.

[discus_nw]

Use only what is called "clear" ammonia. It will state this on the lable.

[RyanH]

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I'm feeding my biospira with it now because I will not be getting my fish for a couple of weeks.
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I gotcha.

Just make sure you use plain old normal, non-flavored, no perfume, ammonia.