Can't find pure ammonia ANYWHERE!!!

[Icyriah]

I have yet to find pure ammonia anywhere! What brands do you use for your fishless cycling because I can't find a straight answer on the extra ingredients in it being unsafe >:O I'm getting closer and closer to beginning my cycle so it's ready for my college move, and although I only work 3 hours a day, I do work 6 hours a week and I'm currently car shopping as well. If you have any help, it would be amazing and greatly appreciated!

 

[Charlotl]

I used the Always Save brand that I found at a locally owned grocery store and everything worked at planned. I'm pretty sure the Walmart brand and all that I found at Lowes had surfactants (the bad stuff) listed on the label. I also looked up a dollar store brand (no idea what it was) and even though it didn't list surfactants other aquarium forums said it actually did contain them.

 

[Icyriah]

Yeah the ones around here all had surfectants in them :S I don't really know where else to look, but I'll try and see if I have some time to go look for some.

 

[Creepella]

I've found that smaller hardware stores (not big chains like Lowe's or Home Depot) sometimes carry pure ammonia. In Canada we have a small chain that carries a brand called Old Fashioned. I spent a long time on the internet looking for it. If you can find shops that sell industrial cleaning supplies, you might find some pure ammonia at one of those.

 

[roshea]

I had the same problem as you when recently starting my fishless cycle and I finally found some pure ammonia at ACE Hardware. They sell it in big bottles for like $3.

 

[Leash44]

I live in Idaho (Boise) also and had the same problem. I finally found it at ACE Hardware and here is what the correct one looks like.