"pure ammonia" do I trust the label?

lindsaydawne81 · Post by **lindsaydawne81** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:49 pm

Hello- I purchased some ammonia at Safeway to do a fishless cycle on my new 47 gallon tank. The ingredient list says "water, ammonium hydroxide". When I shake it, you can see bubbles. I'm wondering if I should trust the label, or is there another way to know that the ammonia is pure?? Thanks!

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:08 pm

there should be no bubbles.. unscented. If you shake it the bubbles should break almost immediately and only the liquid should remain.

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lindsaydawne81 · Post by **lindsaydawne81** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:32 pm

Thanks J-P!

Okay... so I put a half a cup of the ammonia in my kitchen sink and ran the water thinking that it might get sudsy. It didn't. It bubbled for a moment but the bubble went away nearly instantly. I think it's good? Maybe I'll call the 1-800 phone number on the bottle just to check?

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:59 pm

It should exactly like shaking a glass of water. Any lingering suds or foam is what you don't want.

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:23 am

you should be good to go.

lindsaydawne81 · Post by **lindsaydawne81** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:22 am

I think I'll go for it! Thanks so much- I'll keep you posted. I'm sure I'll have lots more questions as I go along!

lindsaydawne81 · Post by **lindsaydawne81** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:29 am

Well... I'm glad to announce that nitrates and nitrites started appearing on Wednesday, and the ammonia is quickly disappearing. So now I'm patiently waiting for the nitrites reading to drop... thanks for all the help. I guess the ammonia was good!

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:33 am

Be sure and post the name brand, stock number and picture if possible. Finding the correct ammonia is becoming extremely difficult.

lindsaydawne81 · Post by **lindsaydawne81** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:09 pm

I bought it at a Safeway in Saskatchewan, Canada. It's the Safeway brand. The label says "AMMONIA regular all purpose cleaner for kitchens and bathrooms phosphate free 1.8 L". The ingredients list "water, ammonium hydroxide".

Cheeto · Post by **Cheeto** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:26 am

I also bought this ammonia from safeway but in Edmonton i did shake the bottle some suds show up but are gone within a few seconds here are pics of the bottle

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:45 pm

Looks like pure ammonia to me.

edmlfc1 · Post by **edmlfc1** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:45 pm

This is what I used:

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