Dr Tim's Ammonium Chloride Solution help with dosing please

[Nickguy5467]

im reading the instructions but they seem a bit extreme to me just want to make sure i understand them.. i have a 29 gallon freshwater take lightly planted at or near the end of its cycling i beleive and ill be using this for the final test. it says to use 4 drops per gallon . is it correct that im doing 4x29 drops? seems like a lot of ammonia chloride, but im no scientist.

 

[Momgoose56]

im reading the instructions but they seem a bit extreme to me just want to make sure i understand them.. i have a 29 gallon freshwater take lightly planted at or near the end of its cycling i beleive and ill be using this for the final test. it says to use 4 drops per gallon . is it correct that im doing 4x29 drops? seems like a lot of ammonia chloride, but im no scientist.

That depends on the concentration of the Dr. Tim's you are using and what concentration ammonia you are aiming for in your tank (1, 2 or 4 ppm) Recently, (in the last year or so) some Dr. Tims ammonia bottles were apparently mislabeled and concentration levels were much higher than they were supposed to be. My suggestion would be to dose 1 gallon of water with Dr. TIMS and then CHECK the ammonia level. That will tell you exactly what you've got!

 

[Utar]

Ammonia Calculator for Aquariums Not to long ago someone here on fishlore gave me this link and it worked great. I use Janitor's 10% pure ammonia when I need too and this Meat Flavor Injector from Walmart. I had to only use about 1 1/2 to 2 ml measured on the Meat Injector for 2ppm in my ten gallon.

 

[Betta02]

I just dosed a tank yesterday. Same recommended dosage on the label. I started with half the recommended ammonia, tested in an hour, and it wasn't quite high enough. So I added just a bit more, tested again, and was at 2 ppm. Recommended dosage would have been 80 drops for a 20 gallon, I ended up putting in 60.

 

[kimsch1005]

I just dosed a tank yesterday. Same recommended dosage on the label. I started with half the recommended ammonia, tested in an hour, and it wasn't quite high enough. So I added just a bit more, tested again, and was at 2 ppm. Recommended dosage would have been 80 drops for a 20 gallon, I ended up putting in 60.

I second this dosage. To get 2ppm in my 10 gallon I add 30 drops. 3 drops per gallon as opposed to 4 is gonna give you 2ppm. However the dosage on the bottle I believe is supposed to give you a reading of 4ppm. I would recommend doing 3 drops per gallon, test it, and then add more accordingly to get you up to around 4 if its the first time youre adding ammonia to the tank.

 

[fishnovice33]

Cut the recommended dose in half, test, go from there. A lot of times you have not clue how many gallons of water you have unless you measured when filling and haven’t changed.