how long can bacteria survive power outage

[12 Volt Man]

there are several different bacterial species that can nitrify (eg. nitrobacter, nitrosomonas, nitrospira etc) and Im not sure if all of them can sporulate.

not all bacteria can form spores and become dormant.

the most common ones we hear about are the food poisoners (eg. bacillus, clostridium)

 

[Toby_H]

How long can bacteria survive without ammonia?

I started to quote and repost the direct responses to this question from the beginning of this thread but there are far too many to bother… Go back to page 1 and you will find many direct responses to this question and reading consecutive pages you will see how the conversation evolved to where it is now…

Theoretically it can turn in to a spore in a suspended state according to seachems stability. They really do not offer any more information other than it takes 10 or so years....
I might get ripped up for this post

On Seachem’s website they claim that the reason their instant cycling product is the best one is because theirs contains bacteria spores, not actual bacteria… I have not read where they describe the method of turning bacteria into spoors… Although it may be out there…

If you (or anyone) has read specific conditions that take place to convert bacteria into spores please share the reference. I wouldn’t accept some random claim by any products manufacturer saying it happens without a scientific explanation of how it happens. I’ve read far too many far fetched gross exaggerations to blindly accept their direction.

Also, since (as 12 V mentioned) there are several forms of bacteria that can function in each step of our bio filtration it is probable that different forms of bacteria will function in different ways under different conditions. I doubt any blanket answer to this theory/question could be applied.

 

[Deaths Sting]

I started to quote and repost the direct responses to this question from the beginning of this thread but there are far too many to bother… Go back to page 1 and you will find many direct responses to this question and reading consecutive pages you will see how the conversation evolved to where it is now…

Ive read this thread a couple of times over, i may have missed the part where my question was answered. so i read it again, same thing..

u don't have to repost anything just a simple explanation will suffice.

i would really appreciate it, im very curious to know!

thanks again

 

[tcarswell]

I started to quote and repost the direct responses to this question from the beginning of this thread but there are far too many to bother… Go back to page 1 and you will find many direct responses to this question and reading consecutive pages you will see how the conversation evolved to where it is now…



On Seachem’s website they claim that the reason their instant cycling product is the best one is because theirs contains bacteria spores, not actual bacteria… I have not read where they describe the method of turning bacteria into spoors… Although it may be out there…

If you (or anyone) has read specific conditions that take place to convert bacteria into spores please share the reference. I wouldn’t accept some random claim by any products manufacturer saying it happens without a scientific explanation of how it happens. I’ve read far too many far fetched gross exaggerations to blindly accept their direction.

Also, since (as 12 V mentioned) there are several forms of bacteria that can function in each step of our bio filtration it is probable that different forms of bacteria will function in different ways under different conditions. I doubt any blanket answer to this theory/question could be applied.

I agree but like I said the reason I was so tentative is I had no clue of the details I would like to know and have requested additional info from seachem with little results. Must be a trade secret because if it was BS I would have half my tanks full of dead fish not filling out like the evil minions I intended them to.

 

[Toby_H]

Ive read this thread a couple of times over, i may have missed the part where my question was answered. so i read it again, same thing..

u don't have to repost anything just a simple explanation will suffice.

i would really appreciate it, im very curious to know!

thanks again

There is no single definitive answer to your question...

In every situation the details will vary… the details will impact the result…

There are several types of bacteria that can/will/do serve in our biological filtration and which ones you specifically have in your system matter…

There are steps you can take during a power outage to lengthen your bacteria’s lifespan…

These and many other details have been covered earlier in the thread in numerous posts… if you have questions about one particular post offering details feel free to ask for clarification…

I completely confess we have allowed this thread to get off on a tangent, but only after it seemed (to me at least) the original question was thoroughly covered…

 

[12 Volt Man]

I don't think its gone on a tangent at all.

its all completely relevant to the discussion IMO.

 

[Deaths Sting]

There is no single definitive answer to your question...

In every situation the details will vary… the details will impact the result…

There are several types of bacteria that can/will/do serve in our biological filtration and which ones you specifically have in your system matter…

There are steps you can take during a power outage to lengthen your bacteria’s lifespan…

These and many other details have been covered earlier in the thread in numerous posts… if you have questions about one particular post offering details feel free to ask for clarification…

I completely confess we have allowed this thread to get off on a tangent, but only after it seemed (to me at least) the original question was thoroughly covered…

oh well, thanks anyways.