My Cycle and Nitromax Experience

[jlines]

There doesn't seem to be a lot of good info out there about nitrifying bacteria products. So I thought I would share my experience with these two products.

I was cycling /w fish when i started these, and my ammon/nitrite levels were both rising.

Nitromax - it stinks. I did have a noticeable drop in nitrite levels after using this stuff. But it had no effect on ammonia.

Cycle - worked great, my tank was fully cycled a week after a single application. I just poured a cap full right onto my bio-wheel and done.

so hope someone finds this useful ...

 

[jlines]

wrong forum, can someone move this to freshwater DIY?

 

[Reefscape]

wrong forum, can someone move this to freshwater DIY?

 

[aquapants]

What where your conditions when you added the cycle? How long had you been attempting to cycle before that?

 

[H3D]

Cycle - worked great, my tank was fully cycled a week after a single application. I just poured a cap full right onto my bio-wheel and done.

Even Bio-Spira, which contains the actual bacteria that forms in an aquarium, typically does not cycle a tank in under 2 weeks. I find it almost impossible that cycle, which doesn't contain these bacteria, would be able to cycle an aquarium in a week.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

there is info out there. for the most part people agree its a waste of money. bio spira works but its hit or miss since it needs to be kept cold at all time. if you really want to do a test.... do 5 tanks of each with 2-3 controls then we can talk.

 

[jlines]

the tank was a month and half old when it finally cycled, but i still think the product had a dramatic effect.

Rather than trying to describe my levels to you, i kept a spreadsheet of my water tests (ridiculous i know)

http://jlines.net/pics/fishlive.xlsx
excel 2007