What kind of bacteria are in "Stress Zyme"?
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Stress Zyme is actually not bacteria.
It is an enzyme that is encased in something that when placed in an aquarium is suppose to encourage the bacteria in the tank to bloom and multiply.
It is not unusual after placing the product in your tank to have a small/minor ammonia spike that is what the enzyme does to encourage the bacteria that is already in the tank to bloom.
I really drilled our AP rep about this and she was so full of crap when answering my questions it wasn't funny.
I asked her straight up that if the product did what they claimed why then if I put an entire bottle in a new tank does the cycle not happen within a reasonable and excellerated amount of time? She said it would.
I told her that she was full of **** and then explained that when we opened I experimented on our new goldfish system and saw first hand how the product did nothing.
Her answer was I didn't follow the instructions and then said next subject.
Smart mouthed little liar. That's what she was.
Point is that the bacteria has to be there for the "enzymes" to do anything and even then rotting flake food will do the same thing. Produce ammonia to make the bacteria bloom.
The stuff sucks and is not worth the bottle itis put in.
As for bio-spira which really is bacteria. If you live in Canada and want some you will have to buy it online. As of right now it is illegal to sell in stores and it doesn't look like that will change anytime soon. It falls under the same BS as why the government have made zebra glofish illegal.
If you know of any store that does have it keep it hush hush. They are breaking the law and the fines are apparently quite stiff.
It is an enzyme that is encased in something that when placed in an aquarium is suppose to encourage the bacteria in the tank to bloom and multiply.
It is not unusual after placing the product in your tank to have a small/minor ammonia spike that is what the enzyme does to encourage the bacteria that is already in the tank to bloom.
I really drilled our AP rep about this and she was so full of crap when answering my questions it wasn't funny.
I asked her straight up that if the product did what they claimed why then if I put an entire bottle in a new tank does the cycle not happen within a reasonable and excellerated amount of time? She said it would.
I told her that she was full of **** and then explained that when we opened I experimented on our new goldfish system and saw first hand how the product did nothing.
Her answer was I didn't follow the instructions and then said next subject.
Smart mouthed little liar. That's what she was.
Point is that the bacteria has to be there for the "enzymes" to do anything and even then rotting flake food will do the same thing. Produce ammonia to make the bacteria bloom.
The stuff sucks and is not worth the bottle itis put in.
As for bio-spira which really is bacteria. If you live in Canada and want some you will have to buy it online. As of right now it is illegal to sell in stores and it doesn't look like that will change anytime soon. It falls under the same BS as why the government have made zebra glofish illegal.
If you know of any store that does have it keep it hush hush. They are breaking the law and the fines are apparently quite stiff.
Thanks Scotto.
So BioSpira is the only product out there with real bacteria?
All the rest are just "boosters" or "starters"?
So BioSpira is the only product out there with real bacteria?
All the rest are just "boosters" or "starters"?
For microgeeks only
On a side note: You would be hard pressed to see any bacteria using an ordinary light microscope unless you had what's called an oil immersion lens and the appropriate stains.
The principle behind the lens is this: when light (the image) passes through the air between the slide and the 100x objective lens (the only one that allows you to actually see bacteria with any detail) it is refracted (bent), which decreases the resolution (clarity) of the image. In an oil immersion lens, oil is placed between the slide and the lens. This oil has the same refractive index as the glass slide and lens (light does not get bent), and the image is much clearer.
Here's a link for anyone who is still awake at the end of this explanation.
oil immersion lens
On a side note: You would be hard pressed to see any bacteria using an ordinary light microscope unless you had what's called an oil immersion lens and the appropriate stains.
The principle behind the lens is this: when light (the image) passes through the air between the slide and the 100x objective lens (the only one that allows you to actually see bacteria with any detail) it is refracted (bent), which decreases the resolution (clarity) of the image. In an oil immersion lens, oil is placed between the slide and the lens. This oil has the same refractive index as the glass slide and lens (light does not get bent), and the image is much clearer.
Here's a link for anyone who is still awake at the end of this explanation.
oil immersion lens
Reviving the dead.. thread at least. My microscope had an oil immersion i think and went up to about 800-1000x i think. It's been a long time since i've used it. Someone decided to make it dissapear(ie, the put it "Up" after i put it "UP" ). lets just say im pissed.
I recently picked up a new "toy" that had a camera and built in lighting. i took some pictures.this is taken at 100x and has a few measurements taken my the program
Some of the particles have an irridescent quality when light hit it just right. You can really see it in the picture though. I also think i saw something moving. it was round and clearish and creeping... like a snail or worm. But i didn't have the magnification to go any further so it may have just been a tiny bubble creeping under the slip.
I recently picked up a new "toy" that had a camera and built in lighting. i took some pictures.this is taken at 100x and has a few measurements taken my the program
Some of the particles have an irridescent quality when light hit it just right. You can really see it in the picture though. I also think i saw something moving. it was round and clearish and creeping... like a snail or worm. But i didn't have the magnification to go any further so it may have just been a tiny bubble creeping under the slip.
