false positive on ammonia. what do i do?

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    Gexx Giant Squid

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    the RO water that comes from the RO maker the store sells says that it has removed chlorine and other minerals. i dont have anything that i can put in the jug to make it aerate.the best i can do is let it sit in my room with the cap off. is there anything else i can do to help it?
     
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    ok very good news. i have found a bubble maker!!! i have one gallon of saltwater sitting out and at 5:30 i put it in there. im gonna wait till after school tomorow to test it (roughly 21 hours). if it tests negative for ammonia then it goes in my tank. if not then it sits. it has some extreme movement in there so i think it might work.
    how bout you rayjay?
     
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    ok so now when i test the water after its been airating for about 45 min it says that its really close to zero ppm of ammonia. this may be the fix, but it is only one gallon of water.
     
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    ill test again in two hours to see if it is changed.