coral16keeper Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I am ordering my LR tomorrow morning and plan on cycling it in an icechest w/ ph and heater .....does anyone know if biospira would help/hurt or anything? ....sorry curing my live rock Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 won't help, so don't add it (nor any other "bottled bacteria"). Not to mention that Bio-Spira, I think, is for freshwater tanks. Link to comment
Lalani Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 There is no need to use a bacterial additive. Your live rock will contain plenty of bacteria to start your cycle, but I don't think using it would actually hurt the process. Edit: lak beat me again.... Link to comment
coral16keeper Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 there is some for SW ....im pretty sure it is ....had clowns on the from of the package and was at a SW lfs ....but thanks for the info .....so i shouldnt even add it when i actually cycle the tank? Link to comment
colinadam Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 There is a Marine version but it's not intended to be dumped on liverock, it is meant to be used over the filter media to kick start that. I've used the Marine version with good results but don't rush things to much, wait until the rock is in the tank before using otherwise it's a waste. I added it after the cycle and before adding fish. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Edit: lak beat me again.... I'm going to have to stop this late night "addiction" to answering new posts. Link to comment
Lalani Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I'm going to have to stop this late night "addiction" to answering new posts. You and me both. Link to comment
eklikewhoa Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 It won't hurt but probably won't help much. The die off from the live rock will happen regardless and that will fuel your cycle. Link to comment
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