Vibrant Reef Cleaner

[Tracy Schultz]

I recently experienced a serious problem with a nuisance hair and turf algae; nitrates were running around 4 ppm and phosphates around .06 ppm. I read some success stories and saw an informational video on BRS on YouTube. I decided to give Vibrant Reef Cleaner a shot and I was definitely not disappointed. Within a week I noticed an immediate improvement in surface algae (on the glass and sand) and saw steady progress from weeks 1-4. I’m now on week 6 and bi-weekly I physically removed large pieces of the turf algae and continued dosing 1 ml of vibrant for each 10 gallons of aquarium water, twice a week. The results have been very impressive. I only have a few soft corals in this tank like xenia, Kenya tree corals and some green hairy mushrooms along with a clean up crew and several fish. Has anyone else experimented wit Vibrant Reef Cleaner and have you seen any long term negative results?

 

[Marlon C]

Vibrant caused my tank to crash will never buy that poison again

 

[spiraling]

I had great success. I used it for hair algae then again later for cyano. Don't overdose. Go slow and it will be great for your tank. It doesn't cure things overnight, but take picts and in 2 - 3 months things look better. 2 years later my tank is thiving. I don't dose weekly, only for algae outbreaks.

I wonder if the poster above dosed too much? it can kill algae releasing nutrients into the water.

 

[Alexreefer]

Vibrant is different for each tank, for some it will work, some will see no effect and some may even lose their tank like marlon did. I cannot say for certain if i does or does not work but If your tank likes it just keep up the doses, small but frequent. Im pretty sure it says 1ml per 10 gals every other week for clean tanks

 

[robbyg]

It does not solve the underlying problems.

 

[Tracy Schultz]

Vibrant caused my tank to crash will never buy that poison again

Were you doing routine water changes while dosing? What do you think influenced your results?

 

[Spare time]

The main problem that I think people run into with vibrant is not understanding what these products do. Vibrant, microbacter clean, waste away, etc are all scavenging bacteria that will help break down waste and take in nitrate and phosphate. However, if you keep dosing it regardless of your nitrates or phosphates, you can end up with zeros on those and cause dinos and poor coral health. These products work great if you use them properly

 

[Marlon C]

I did low dosage like I do pretty much everything but I believe that along with the algea it teamed up to wipe out my nutrients and they zeroed out and all my sps died

 

[Marlon C]

Now I just do the natrual way. Cheating and ats

 

[Tracy Schultz]

The main problem that I think people run into with vibrant is not understanding what these products do. Vibrant, microbacter clean, waste away, etc are all scavenging bacteria that will help break down waste and take in nitrate and phosphate. However, if you keep dosing it regardless of your nitrates or phosphates, you can end up with zeros on those and cause dinos and poor coral health. These products work great if you use them properly

That’s what I’ve experienced so far, I’ve also kept dosing slightly under the recommended amount. I just don’t want any surprises down the road. I also test all of the primary parameters weekly and react accordingly.

 

[Anchor]

I have yet to not have success using Vibrant.. 5 tanks so far. NO3 and PO4 have been a problem for me even with regular water changes.., as well as a lack of consistent CuC.. Vibrant works and find it hard to believe it causes crashes of any kind. Keep in mind it is a bacteria and not a chemical.. and that is why the continued use. If it is used, you need to continue water changes too as algae dies, it will release what it has stored. You also will find removing clumps of algae is much easier as the base of the clump is much less able to hold onto its substrate. Except for bubble algae, you will have to take an active role in removing some of the algae.

 

[csb123]

The main problem that I think people run into with vibrant is not understanding what these products do. Vibrant, microbacter clean, waste away, etc are all scavenging bacteria that will help break down waste and take in nitrate and phosphate. However, if you keep dosing it regardless of your nitrates or phosphates, you can end up with zeros on those and cause dinos and poor coral health. These products work great if you use them properly

My understanding is that Vibrant also contains strains of bacteria that are predatory to the algae, thus directly damaging it.

I’ve used it with success, but you do have to watch your nutrients. On the one hand you’re releasing the nutrients from the dying algae. On the other, the added bacteria can bring you’re nitrates down. I found it works best to pull as much algae out by hand as you can before and during treatment. Also, test nutrients a couple of times a week, until you see which way it’s going. Just feed more if the nutrients start going down.

 

[r20crazy]

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[ScottR]

The main problem that I think people run into with vibrant is not understanding what these products do. Vibrant, microbacter clean, waste away, etc are all scavenging bacteria that will help break down waste and take in nitrate and phosphate. However, if you keep dosing it regardless of your nitrates or phosphates, you can end up with zeros on those and cause dinos and poor coral health. These products work great if you use them properly

I’ve always understood vibrant is a heterotrophic bacteria that actively eats algae and has nothing to do with the nitrogen cycle. Don’t quote me on this but I believe this is what UWC said of it.

 

[Spare time]

I’ve always understood vibrant is a heterotrophic bacteria that actively eats algae and has nothing to do with the nitrogen cycle. Don’t quote me on this but I believe this is what UWC said of it.

It is true that they are not part nitrogen cycle except for lowing nitrate and phosphates in a tank. At least all of the similar products of heterotrophs scavenge the tank for organic macterial, food, poop, and detritus as well as impacting ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, organic carbon.

If you find where they said the bacteria specifically eats the algae let me know because as far as I know the bacteria is aimed to rapidly outcompete algae

EDIT: I see where they think that one of the strains may attactch and consume the algae, but that the strain better known in its behavior in vibrant is what I previously described.

 

[Tracy Schultz]

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Excellent, thank you!

 

[Jay Bee]

what is the best way to store this product?