Microbacter 7

[heathd.hd]

Anyone have success using this to speed the cycle time? About to fire up my tank here tomorrow or the next day debating things. I'll be using live sand <in the bag kind> like most everyone does. I will be using a bunch of base rock and also throwing in some seed rock "live" good looking purple stuff from the lfs. Just getting some opinions on the stuff.

 

[fishroomlady]

heathd - I love microbacter7, I'm currently out of it at the moment but love to add it at a maintenance dose to my tank. It can help with the cycling speed but I'd still advice you to go slow - I think it's just a great product and I believe in the benefits of added biological diversity.

 

[heathd.hd]

Ty frl. I'm not trying to hurry but at the same time my purple tang is in a 29g bio cube while I do this tank swap. Feel bad for him so something beneficial to the process is worth a few bucks to me.

 

[cope413]

Dr Tims one and only is great for speeding up your cycle. You can safely add fish after adding it.

 

[heathd.hd]

I seen that stuff. Also. Have you personally used it? Seems to good to be true.

 

[cope413]

Yes. I've used it on at least 5 new tanks. You still need to keep an eye on all params for a week or two, but I've never lost a fish using it and they haven't ever shown signs of distress.

 

[heathd.hd]

Okay. Good to know. Seems like typically the quick cures end up causing pain later. Lol

 

[heathd.hd]

So you guys wanna give me your tank cycling knowledge. Lighting, skimming, filter sock, fuge light, what do you use for ammonia source. When you add things. I know the slow way but what is your processes?

 

[heathd.hd]

I got all my livestock from my other tank cramped in a 29 bio cube right now. Wanna get my inverts in the DT tank asap than treat my fish with cupramine before adding them into the DT. Had ich a ich outbreak in my old tank about a month before this new build. So I'm gonna be safe this time. Now that I have a quarantine.

 

[Addicting Corals]

microbacter is a awesome product but for what you are trying to acomplish i would say dr tim one and only and make sure to follow his instructions ie remove filter sock turn off skimmer etc

 

[heathd.hd]

So now I'm into the part of my cycle that I'm just dealing with nitrates and po 4. Thinking I should grab a bottle of this and see if I can lower them some. Nows the time yes?