fishless cycling- mixing ammonia and chlorine

[Ty Cole <rainbowfish8000 at yahoo_com>]

Hi everyone

I'm getting ready to start a new tank and I want to
try fishless cycling.  One of the websites describing
the procedure had the following:

"When chlorine is mixed with ammonia containing
products, chloramine gas is formed."

I know Chloramine gas is highly irritating to the
lungs, and causes coughing and choking. The
recommendation was to use a dechorinator that did not
remove ammonia.

I know you should not mix bleach with ammonia but can
you add a few drops of ammonia to a tank filled with
water that is not dechlorinated?  Is there really a
danger in creating chloramine gas in these small
amounts?  I have a 20 gallon tank.

Could someone recommend a dechlorinator that does not
remove ammonia as well.

Thanks,

Ty



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