bacterial bloom vs water changes?

[Bderick67]

What water conditioner are you treating the water with for water changes?

 

[iloveoscars702]

im using stress coat by api with aloe vera... i coudnt afford to get the fancy stuf, but ive been using stress coat for about a year now and its dont fine. why are some water conditoners bad?

 

[hybridtheoryd16]

Stress coat is fine. There are some that are better than others and more expensive. Alot of people swear by Prime. And i do not like it or its cost. But back to your problem. When doing maintenance just do filter or tank. Not both at the same time. It can be to much of a disturbance to the bacteria. But doing water changes and no vac'ing should not harm the bacteria as long as you are treating the water right away and it does not take you to long to do it.

 

[iloveoscars702]

Stress coat is fine. There are some that are better than others and more expensive. Alot of people swear by Prime. And i do not like it or its cost. But back to your problem. When doing maintenance just do filter or tank. Not both at the same time. It can be to much of a disturbance to the bacteria. But doing water changes and no vac'ing should not harm the bacteria as long as you are treating the water right away and it does not take you to long to do it.

thanks hybrid... next time i do a wc ill do what you say and see how it works out .