Does anyone have any idea how long will the ammonia eating bacteria and nitrite eating bacteria stay alive without new ammonia in tank once your tank reaches zero ammonia? In essence how long does it take to starve em lil guys?
ammonia converting bacteria
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egad...ok thnx have to leave for 72 hours and really didnt wanna overdose tank...in the middle of fishless cycle and hate to have things even get more screwed up
he just said he was in the middle of a fishless cycle. . . . i've never heard of ammonia-converting bacteria cannibalizing each other - do you have a link to back that up?
what exactly is "Superbac"?
what exactly is "Superbac"?
Yeah its still new.. just got introduced to my store about 2 months ago. The bacteria feed off of its 'body fat" just like we would over time (2-3 weeks). and as for the site.. ill look for it.. but i can garrentee you it'll come up in lfs soon enough :].
SuperBac is that another companys version of Biospira?
Here's what I found on it.
http://www.naturbac.com/products.html
Click products then aquarium, It claims it's live bacteria. But does not need to to be refrigerated.
Here's what I found on it.
http://www.naturbac.com/products.html
Click products then aquarium, It claims it's live bacteria. But does not need to to be refrigerated.
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Looks like more of a Cycle type of product than it does a BioSpira type product. (If that makes sense?)
I've also never heard of nitrifying bacteria eating themselves or using up "fat" when they've starved for 2-3 weeks.
I've also never heard of nitrifying bacteria eating themselves or using up "fat" when they've starved for 2-3 weeks.
I too have used Superbac and it has changed my life.
Actually, yes bacteria eat off of their own body mass and go anorexic over time if they don't eat and aren't with a crap after about a week and a half. Also, living bacteria don't have to be refrigerated unless they are densly concentrated like BiospiraAnd they have the wrong bacteria anyway so they don't count.
If superbac doesn't work, then I have no idea how I did a 200 gallon saltwater in 4 days and had it about full on the 5th and it be so flourishing a month later. Evidently, their bacteria are the right ones. For saltwater anyway I haven't tried their freshwater blend. Has anyone?
Superbac has really put the other guys on the ropes. Oh, and you get a shelf life to go by unlike the biospira that you end up buying dead bacteria. They really stand behind this stuff too. I had a few questions and early on and they certainly are on the ball when it comes to cycling tanks. Pretty impressive.
Click this at their site and it's spelled out pretty good: Getting To Know Bacteria
Actually, yes bacteria eat off of their own body mass and go anorexic over time if they don't eat and aren't with a crap after about a week and a half. Also, living bacteria don't have to be refrigerated unless they are densly concentrated like BiospiraAnd they have the wrong bacteria anyway so they don't count.
If superbac doesn't work, then I have no idea how I did a 200 gallon saltwater in 4 days and had it about full on the 5th and it be so flourishing a month later. Evidently, their bacteria are the right ones. For saltwater anyway I haven't tried their freshwater blend. Has anyone?
Superbac has really put the other guys on the ropes. Oh, and you get a shelf life to go by unlike the biospira that you end up buying dead bacteria. They really stand behind this stuff too. I had a few questions and early on and they certainly are on the ball when it comes to cycling tanks. Pretty impressive.
Click this at their site and it's spelled out pretty good: Getting To Know Bacteria
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