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  1. 12-12-2012, 02:06 PM #1
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    Question Cycling new tank -HELP

    I am just about to cycle my new tank but i am not sure which ammonia to use or where i can buy suitable ammonia ??????????????

    if anyone can help me a stay in the UK so british shops or websites would be great!!

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  2. 12-12-2012, 02:09 PM #2
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    You just want 100% pure ammonia with no cleaning agents. Im not familiar with Scottish shops but you usually find it in hardware stores. You may want to PM scottishfish as he's from there
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  3. 12-12-2012, 02:11 PM #3
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    no problem thanks again !!
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    I go online to the likes of home base and b&q and nothing comes up online so I'm snookered really... Been online and Several things come up but it doesn't look like the rights things!!!

    I need help lol
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    :) Aren't you personal friends with Scottishfish? Why not just ask him for some of his media for an instant cycle?
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  6. 12-12-2012, 02:39 PM #6
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    Yea i am but he has advised to get pure ammonia from Hardware shops
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    2) 70gallon, and 15 penguin and 12 red eye tetra with an Enheim pro filter.
    3) 20 gallon QT
    4) algae rock tank, with about 10 bulldog fry

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    I got mine from a local costcutter in a bottle marked "ammonia cleaning fluid" you will not find (I couldn't) pure ammonia, the bottle had 12% ammonia 88% water in it and if you shake it and it bubbles it's no good
    1) 140 gallon with 70 gallon sump. 30 neons , 8 white cloud mountain minnows,, 10 Schwarzi cory, 10 julii cory 12 harlequin rasbora, 10 Hengals Rasbora,2 Bulldog Plecs, 2 Bristle nosed plec's and loads of assasin snails. internal 1000 filter + external Fluval 406, fluval U2 to transfer to my QT when needed
    2) 70gallon, and 15 penguin and 12 red eye tetra with an Enheim pro filter.
    3) 20 gallon QT
    4) algae rock tank, with about 10 bulldog fry

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    Last time I was in the UK Tesco had in the cleaning section. Cost something like 60p a bottle.
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    Not FW set up with a sump is complete without one of these, thanks for the kind words - Cliff Happy New Year - ScottishFish 

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    And just to be even more helpful this is what I got from Costcutter:
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kleen-Off-...item564c2066c3
    1) 140 gallon with 70 gallon sump. 30 neons , 8 white cloud mountain minnows,, 10 Schwarzi cory, 10 julii cory 12 harlequin rasbora, 10 Hengals Rasbora,2 Bulldog Plecs, 2 Bristle nosed plec's and loads of assasin snails. internal 1000 filter + external Fluval 406, fluval U2 to transfer to my QT when needed
    2) 70gallon, and 15 penguin and 12 red eye tetra with an Enheim pro filter.
    3) 20 gallon QT
    4) algae rock tank, with about 10 bulldog fry

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