Biozyme

[eaglesaquarium]

Sorry, I'm a high school science teacher, so I have a tendency to question the science of things. My problem is that a) I am not familiar with this particular product and b) I don't know how bacteria work.


Your explanation makes sense, thanks. Hopefully it does work.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Sorry, I'm a high school science teacher, so I have a tendency to question the science of things. My problem is that a) I am not familiar with this particular product and b) I don't know how bacteria work.


Your explanation makes sense, thanks. Hopefully it does work.

I know how that goes lol. I am actually a laboratory technician

 

[Caprichoso]

Sorry to go slightly off topic, (product wise) but I would be interested to see an experiment done with Seachem Stability and whether or not it cycles a tank. I have personally has a lot of success with it and have used it for my last 5 tanks doing a fish in cycle. I didn't keep track of my results but I used it for 10 days or so, along with weekly 50% water changes, plus I had quite a few plants in the tank. I had no ammonia issues or fish illness/deaths and tested every few days so I don't know if it was the product that did it or the weekly water changes and plants. It would be good to know if it actually worked to prevent "new tank syndrome" as it states on the bottle.

 

[phocoena]

I'd like to see several of these instant cyle liquid products plated out and the resultant growth or lack of.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I'd like to see several of these instant cyle liquid products plated out and the resultant growth or lack of.

You and me both! I don't think that any independent lab has ever done this sort of a study, but I think it would be a great exercise for those of us in the hobby. Does anyone have any connections at Consumer Reports?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I'd like to see several of these instant cyle liquid products plated out and the resultant growth or lack of.

You and me both! I don't think that any independent lab has ever done this sort of a study, but I think it would be a great exercise for those of us in the hobby. Does anyone have any connections at Consumer Reports?

I do not have any consumer reports, but I work with a micro tech and I have spiked her curiosity about this "bacteria in a bottle." Needless to say, we have plenty of plates and nothing to do with out spare time!

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Day 4 (afternoon)
dose 4 of Biozyme

Ammonia 2ppm (it stalled???)
Nitrites - absurd ppm reading (about 4 shades darker than 5ppm lol)

 

[eaglesaquarium]

What is the pH reading? Temp?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

What is the pH reading? Temp?

Oh crap! My heater stopped working! Temp is down to 21C lol

pH is on the low side..6.8-7.2

I need a new heater when I get paid lol

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Well, that could be why it stalled.

Sorry your heater is broke. You could do a really hot water change on the tank to bring the heat up, but that would mean pulling out some of the water with the "stuff" in it.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Well, that could be why it stalled.

Sorry your heater is broke. You could do a really hot water change on the tank to bring the heat up, but that would mean pulling out some of the water with the "stuff" in it.

Nope. the water is about 4 inches from the top so the filter output would create lots of aggitation helps the cycle

 

[Man of fish]

Well, at least there were no fish in the tank.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

That's true! I forgot about that little trick! It's been a while since I was cycling my tank.


Well, I guess you could add a few gallons of hot water to raise the temp closer to the "happy zone" for the bacs.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Day 5

I was almost late for work so I do not have morning results, but for the afternoon prior to dose 5:

Ammonia <.25ppm
Nitrite somewhereinspace ppm

redosed to 4ppm

 

[eaglesaquarium]

The bad news is that with nitrites that high, the proper bacteria are NOT being encouraged. According to the last thing I read from Tim Havonec, the nitrosomas do best <0.14ppm, whereas nitrobacter prefers 14ppm. Your nitrite is probably in the nitrobacter realm right now.