Got me some ammonia!

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Ok so here we go

Nitrite - .2
Ammonia - 1.0, but not yet on the 2.5 scale I think in between, prob 1.8, next level on my chart is 2.5
 
OK, It's all good.
add one more Tsp (teaspoon) let it run an hour and test again. post results.
 
PM coming.
Add two teaspoons of ammonia tonight , test tomorrow morning and share the result.
 
Hey, I'm headed out of town till late and wanted to add something to my previous PM.
If you choose, go ahead and add two teaspoons as I suggested to try and get to 3 ppm.

Here's the deal, as long as you always have ammonia present your BB will be growing and multiplying. 3 ppm is just the target number. Some actually suggest 5 ppm which is how I first learned it. I have come to realize that issues can arise at that level so I have dropped back to 3 ppm as the target.
You can do the whole "Fishless Cycling" process at a lower target number.
It will just take a few more days.
My 100 never need more than one teaspoon per day to get above 2 ppm during the entire process. I would add one teaspoon every morning and 24 hours later (just before I added ammonia again) I would still have .25 or so left

Regardless what color your test kit turns this morning after you add two teaspoons of ammonia and wait an hour, I would just shoot for that reading every day. Absolutely test and record your findings every day. IF at some point you record a reading of 3 ppm (taken just before adding the daily dose) Then reduce the dose to achieve the target number of 3 ppm.
This should get you done in 10 days or so.
Let us know how it's going.
 
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