So I finally got some durned household ammonia. I can't believe it's so hard to find. I'll add some after DS goes to bed, but I still have to figure out how much to put in, as I only have a 10% solution.

So here are the levels pre-ammonia add. I'll probably measure again tomorrow.

Nitrate: ~10 ppm
Nitrite: 0.5 ppm
Hardness: 150 ppm
Chlorine: 0 ppm
Alkalinity: ~120 ppm
pH: 7.8
Ammonia: 0.5 ppm

So I just added one capful of "janitorial strength" ammonia, and the ammonia level is at 6.0 ppm. It's slightly high to start the cycling process, but hopefully it's okay. I'll add a little less next time. Maybe I didn't let the ammonia mix in long enough?

I'd love to graph all this info, but I'm having a heck of a time figuring out how to make a graph on Open Office. Argh!

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