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... that could be the problem. There is a blog on this site about the nitrogen cycle which is when beneficial bacteria establish themselves in the tank. As for the bacteria, their is no bacteria that w...
...ame across a few sites were there was even an argument about not vacuming the soil so often because of good bacteria. One guy even said he's Never vacumed it and doesn't recomend it, said he...
...rs are usually pretty good to deal with. I would call them and ask if the cold weather will bother the live bacteria culture. It may need special packing or shipping....
The beneficial bacteria live in the filter media, so don't change all of it at once.
Well if you have live sand with the bacteria living in it, you can add pufferfish right away. Make sure you only add one or two at a time so that the bacteria are able to adjust to the new bio load. ...
...theory. I will have to research that. I think so too. The sudden ph change may have as well affected the bacteria.
It seems as though the sudden ph change will kill off large amounts of bacteria...
... will take about a month, but there are some ways to speed the process. You can add live plants and/or live bacteria. Some water conditioners just help the beneficial bacteria grow, but they do not ha...
...hen I should change the filter cartridge. I have read that the cartridge that is in there now has the good bacteria in it, and starting over with a new one will be like taking everything out of the t...
Filtration does not affect ammonia levels unless the water is really dirty. A colony of beneficial bacteria will take care of the ammonia and nitrite. You can buy some live bacteria that will jump sta...
Aquarium shops now sell bottles of live bacteria, and you can also buy a black substrate (Eco Complete) that contains live bacteria. For 51 aquariums, that will be pretty expensive. If you know anothe...
That's acually very normal. Whats happening is your tank is maturing. So there is an increase in bacteria that produces nitrate and amonia. In a couple weeks you will get more bacteria in there t...
...ill going through its nitrogen cycle, you should probably leave the substrate alone. Most of the beneficial bacteria live there. The partial water changes will dilute the nitrite, but only the benefic...
...ust like to know if, once attached, they can come off and effectively. Grrrrrr If more problems,flukes, or bacteria crop up in the fry TANK I will maybe try PP in there too. Thanks for googling. It ...
...nia and nitrite (NO2) should be zero. They get that way when you manage to establish a colony of beneficial bacteria. The bacteria live in the gravel, filter media, plants, etc. That's why you sh...
...only way you can tell the difference is making sure is says for aquarium use.
CYCLE helps the beneficial bacteria grow, but it does not contain the bacteria. You can buy bottles of live bacteria, b...
During the cycling process, ammonia spikes. Bacteria then convert it to nitrite, and nitrite is converted to nitrate by another type of bacteria. Still another bacteria converts nitrate to nitrogen an...
Well to start off with, some products say they skip the nitrogen cycle by seeding it with bacteria but some of these products simply don't work. If you are going to seed it with pre bought bacte...
...l burn a fish's gills and weaken their immune systems. Cycling involves growing colonies of beneficial bacteria that digest the ammonia, etc., associated with fish respiration and digestion. The ...
...hy aquarium depends on a balance between the biological load (food, fish, etc.)and its colony of beneficial bacteria. The bacteria live in the aquarium substrate, in the filter media, and on plants an...
...roduct called Cycle for several years. In previous versions, it was supposed to encourage the growth of the bacteria necessary to the nitrogen cycle. In its latest version, it contains the actual bact...
...ants get them some with iron in it.
*dont do 70% water changes if cycling a new tank. You need to keep the bacteria ther so it builds and grows, the healthy bacteria that is. I would only do MOST 35%...
+1 for using the old media, just make sure it stays wet, so the bacteria stay alive. And if you are not going to have fish in there right away, you will need to "feed" the bacteria. A smal...
NO2 is nitrite, and it's toxic to fish but food for beneficial bacteria. This is a bit over simplified, but one good bacteria culture converts ammonia to nitrate and nitrite, and another one conv...
The nitrogen cycle happens when beneficial bacteria grow, and that's mostly in the gravel. The bacteria need to eat something, and fish respiration and digestion provide that something in the for...
You can purchase a sponge filter and put it in your 55 gallon for a while. This allows bacteria to colonize the sponge and since the sponge has a lot of surface area, a lot of bacteria will reside on...
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