The Kit I use is a Hagen/Nutrafin Brand, the Ammonia has a scale from 0mg/L
to 6.1mg/L, then it says to devide that by 1.22, so when I add ammonia it
rises from the 0mg/L to 6.1mg/L, then drops over a few hours till it's at
0mg/L or very close to it. The ammount of ammonia I add is about 1ml
(several drops) in a 4 foot tank.The setup instructions I got from a
different LFS then the place where I bought the gear from says to dose the
tank with ammonia every 3 days and once the levels of NH3 and NO2 and NO3
are all 0 then the tank is ready.

The Nitrite scale is from 0.1mg/L to 3.3mg/L, currently the levels are
3.3mg/L or higher. It has been at this level since I setup the tank.

The Nitrate scale is from 0mg/L 110mg/L, currently the levels are at 110mg/L
or higher.




"Richard Reynolds" wrote in message
news:UtJGb.27616$gN.4831@fed1read05...
how much ammonia are you adding and how often

what are your nitrites ?
what are your nitrates ?

"top of the scale" and "safe area" are not good enough 0 is the only safe
area for
ammonia/nitrites. and as we dont have your kit, or at lest dont know which
one you have,
top of the scale doesnt tell us what you have




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Richard Reynolds