question about bio-spira

[hiviswutipee]

i have an 80 gallon deep blue frag tank that i was hopeing to set up this week.
was not really wanting to go through the whole cycle and get it to were i stick corals in within the a few days later.
so my question is. what is your opinions on bio-spira? and if i use that anything i should use as an additive for the process of it?
thank you for your time

 

[Steven R]

Let it cycle Thats the only true way to stability you can get NTS new tank syndrome and crash really fast. I would hate to see a bunch of corals perish even with a additive such as bio-spira. Take your time it will pay out in the long run. Even though you add bio-spira you are still going to go through some swings till it is up all the way. if you do decide to do it the way you want to I would also use Stability by seachem. And it is also really easy to overload a new tank since al the bacteria is not there no matter how much additives you use since there is no substitute for live animals producing needed bacteria.

 

[Steven R]

Anybody else?

 

[JSB]

I agree. I used Dr. Tim's One and Only (same basic thing) and while the tank truly was cycled it really was not ready as a coral tank. I think it is great to get a Q-tank or a FOWLR started, or even shorten the cycle for a reef, but in my experience free ammonia was gone in a day, total ammonia registered for a couple weeks or more, indicating to my uneducated mind that a little more maturation was necessary.

I am starting a 10g FOWLR in my office, and plan on using it, but in my 60 mixed, it took a couple months before I could keep anything other than fish and shrooms.

 

[hiviswutipee]

alright i guess i wont use it. thank you for your input. means alot.
because i plan on puting a ton into this frag tank.