Nitrifying bacteria

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In my experience / opinion...

There are plenty of products on the market, some may work, some do not...

But... Understanding the basics of the nitrogen cycle and allowing the natural process to take place is by far the best approach.


There are any number of articles readily available that will explain that process better than I can here...


Once the natural cycling process takes place any number of alternative approaches can be used, but nothing beats regular water changes. Using some of those alternative approaches may reduce the frequency or quantity of water changes though. So by all means, explore them.
 
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eon aquatics said:
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do some kinds of nitrifying bacteria need light to grow?
has anyone used these products?

also is this good to use?
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I have not used the Glosso product, but instead, have used Seachem Stability extensively. The written material on the label appears to represent a reasonable description of bacterial “spores,” which is desirable. These spores will revert to an active form when immersed in aquarium water. I have never spiked the water with ammonium chloride. Instead, I have added the Stability and some cane sugar to serve as a carbon source for the first 48 hours, until the fish are added. Alternatively, you could add the supplement, the fish and the carbon source at the same time and monitor ammonia and nitrite levels closely. I’m sure that a can of beer would also work well. The bacteria are “facultative” and will shift their metabolism around to accommodate whatever nutrient source is initially available. This provides some additional flexibility when establishing these beneficial bacterial populations.
 
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i dont use gravel so im trying my best to introduce surface area that beneficial bacteria can grow on
 
im assuming that these sponge pads rolled up provide a tremendous amount of surface area
 
Bacteria will grown anywhere and everywhere in a tank or filter.

The best, most reliable and least expensive approach, in my experience, to "cycle" a tank is to add media or a (sponge) filter from an existing tank. I keep extra sponges in tanks and sumps so that I'm always able to "cycle" a new tank or lend one to a friend in need.
 
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I have run run tanks with no filtration,maybe a little powerhead but that's about it. It's not like bacteria 'chooses' to live on the media inside a filter,from what i understand it'll grow on most (maybe all) submerged surfaces.
 
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