So I have read a lot on here about bringing your ammonia levels to "5ppm" when doing a fishless cycle. Well, I currently have an in-tank ammonia monitoring dial that changes color with the ammonia levels.
My question is this: the dials show 0.5ppm as "Toxic", 0.2ppm as "Alarm", 0.05ppm as "Alert", and <0.02ppm as "Safe". So, with my current levels reading 0.2ppm as of right now, where am I at? Safe or "Alarm"?
I bought this dial at Petsmart. The brand is Seachem and it seems to be reliable. I have been adding about 1 TBSP of ammonia (10% concentration) to the 26gal to bring it to 0.5ppm. Should it really be brought to 5ppm? That's way off my chart.
My question is this: the dials show 0.5ppm as "Toxic", 0.2ppm as "Alarm", 0.05ppm as "Alert", and <0.02ppm as "Safe". So, with my current levels reading 0.2ppm as of right now, where am I at? Safe or "Alarm"?
I bought this dial at Petsmart. The brand is Seachem and it seems to be reliable. I have been adding about 1 TBSP of ammonia (10% concentration) to the 26gal to bring it to 0.5ppm. Should it really be brought to 5ppm? That's way off my chart.