Me too! I just cycled my tank and I was looking everywhere for this stuff! not even big al's had it!
Bio-spira works!!!
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Me too! I just cycled my tank and I was looking everywhere for this stuff! not even big al's had it!
No i'm not going to add any more bio-spira at the moment, cause its just too expensive to buy more. There hasn't been any reason for me to add more in the first place. If anything goes wrong, for example, if the nitrites don't decrease, then that's when i'll add more.
Where did you get it? Ive been looking around with no success. I mean my Fishless Cycling Shortcut works great at reducing the cycling time, but even it is no match for Bio-Spira! Even I stand in awe of this wonderful discovery.
The 20 bucks is well worth it IMHO when you take into consideration the time factor.
Rock N Roll!
edit- I edited alot of things out of your post because they were insulting to many of the members here
The 20 bucks is well worth it IMHO when you take into consideration the time factor.
Rock N Roll!
edit- I edited alot of things out of your post because they were insulting to many of the members here
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If this product actually works, I will be very surprised. All the other things work to an extent but never what they claim to do. Hey Luca, there's good reason for the skepticism. This particular product category is only popular with those who haven't set up a tank before. I hope it does work. That'll mean that many less danios dying.
Hear, Hear...VoodooChild
The thing I see as well with this discovery is that it has given us a rare opportunity to peer deep inside the human mind. What I mean is that for some folks who have spent many, many years in this hobby, preaching the Nitrosoma (sp), Nitrobacter theory of oxidation, the advent of Bio-Spira (if it holds water) will be akin to finding out the world is round, after spending a large part of your life preaching that it is flat! I mean... how does someone handle that? Of course, at first it is via denial and skeptisism (sp), however, at some point the person will simply have to accept reality. I mean... just think of all the "Scientific Proof" etc. that has been hammered by some folks that it was Nitrobacter doing the work, then all of a sudden.... WHAM! I find it very interesting to watch.
Experience is a good thing... but sometimes it can get in the way.
The thing I see as well with this discovery is that it has given us a rare opportunity to peer deep inside the human mind. What I mean is that for some folks who have spent many, many years in this hobby, preaching the Nitrosoma (sp), Nitrobacter theory of oxidation, the advent of Bio-Spira (if it holds water) will be akin to finding out the world is round, after spending a large part of your life preaching that it is flat! I mean... how does someone handle that? Of course, at first it is via denial and skeptisism (sp), however, at some point the person will simply have to accept reality. I mean... just think of all the "Scientific Proof" etc. that has been hammered by some folks that it was Nitrobacter doing the work, then all of a sudden.... WHAM! I find it very interesting to watch.
Experience is a good thing... but sometimes it can get in the way.
I see I see. Good point. I'll be keeping a close eye on this. I work at an LFS and I'll be sure to get all user comments.
Does the nomenclature of the bacteria involved in oxidation of nitrogenous waste matter to the aquarist? I cannot see how. The functionality is critical, not the names.
To a company planning on commercializing products based on the varied bacterial strains, correct identification, isolation, and cultivation is important.
BTW, Dr. Hovanec's work was published back in 1996-1998 in peer reviewed journals and hit the hobby very shortly thereafter. This is not exactly news to those in the hobby, at least not to those who read and keep up with the hobby and related publications.
To a company planning on commercializing products based on the varied bacterial strains, correct identification, isolation, and cultivation is important.
BTW, Dr. Hovanec's work was published back in 1996-1998 in peer reviewed journals and hit the hobby very shortly thereafter. This is not exactly news to those in the hobby, at least not to those who read and keep up with the hobby and related publications.
