http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/bacteria-in-a-bottle-functional-or-fake/ Taking the Confusion out of Keeping a Saltwater Aquarium Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:05:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/bacteria-in-a-bottle-functional-or-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-3168 viral shah Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:03:08 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=369#comment-3168 hey how long do i need to dose seachem stability? hey how long do i need to dose seachem stability?

]]> http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/bacteria-in-a-bottle-functional-or-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-2887 moseg Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:11:43 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=369#comment-2887 I disagree about not using fish when cycling a tank. I always use fish for cycling and use microbe-lift products and do water changes, my tanks cycle fast with zero harm to fish. The only difference between a cycled tank and one that is not is the beneficial bacteria. This is the reason for cycling a tank to begin with. Fish will do absolutely find in an uncycled tank as long as you follow some common sense rules like don't over-feed and do regular water changes. To me fishless cycling is artificial, fish need to be part of the cycling process IMHO. Just treat the tank like you would anyway, fish, food, water changes, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0-20 nitrates. Your tank will be cycled before you know it. Some have turned the cycling process into some sort of rocket science, making it more complicated than it needs to be. I disagree about not using fish when cycling a tank. I always use fish for cycling and use microbe-lift products and do water changes, my tanks cycle fast with zero harm to fish. The only difference between a cycled tank and one that is not is the beneficial bacteria. This is the reason for cycling a tank to begin with. Fish will do absolutely find in an uncycled tank as long as you follow some common sense rules like don’t over-feed and do regular water changes. To me fishless cycling is artificial, fish need to be part of the cycling process IMHO. Just treat the tank like you would anyway, fish, food, water changes, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0-20 nitrates. Your tank will be cycled before you know it. Some have turned the cycling process into some sort of rocket science, making it more complicated than it needs to be.

]]> http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/bacteria-in-a-bottle-functional-or-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-2692 Mark Callahan Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:15:52 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=369#comment-2692 It works for me! Does it now work for you? It works for me! Does it now work for you?

]]> http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/bacteria-in-a-bottle-functional-or-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-2673 David Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:00:25 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=369#comment-2673 What happened to the Dr.Tim Video? What happened to the Dr.Tim Video?

]]> http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/bacteria-in-a-bottle-functional-or-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 Mark Callahan Fri, 13 May 2011 02:52:26 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=369#comment-1636 Microbe-lift looks freshwater slanted. Dr. Tim's is saltwater specific. Microbe-lift looks freshwater slanted. Dr. Tim’s is saltwater specific.

]]> http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/bacteria-in-a-bottle-functional-or-fake/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 Jesse Wed, 11 May 2011 08:39:31 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=369#comment-1624 What about Microbe-Lift special blend, would you recommend it? What about Microbe-Lift special blend, would you recommend it?

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