bacteria question

[dsrowold]

After the spring cleanout I put a jar of liquid live bacteria in my outdoor pond. The stuff smells like wrotten eggs. I can't think of the name. Could this be used on a brand new indoor pond or tank to kick start the filter with no cycle wait time? It's basically the same idea. Right?

 

[Kobeclone]

Yes it is the same idea, but no cycle time is impossible. If you are lucky, using live bacteria, then you will be looking at around a week or so. I say lucky because I have bought several packages of this and it ended up the bacteria was dead.

Edit: It is called bio-spira.....I think.

 

[kumdoalan]

I say lucky because I have bought several packages of this and it ended up the bacteria was dead.

This stuff would not be the very same stuff I put in my septic tank would it?

 

[Kobeclone]

This stuff would not be the very same stuff I put in my septic tank would it?

No, it is definetly not poo, but I honestly have no idea what bacteria it actually is. Let me go look at a package of it to get the ingredients breakdown....

 

[dsrowold]

Microbe-lift. It just popped in my head. That's the stuff I used in my pond. Are the bottles of bacteria at the petsmart the same basic thing?