microbactor 7

[youngtimothy]

who dose's it and how? and any thing else you would like to say about it!
I'm going to start dosing mb7 and am trying to decibe how according to the directions I can do it weekly or daily at least thats what I think its trying to say. I would like to dose weekly does anyone do this? I'm dosing 2ml's of vodka now. 100 gallon display

[ETBReefer05]

I dosed 5ml for 14 days and now dose 3ml a day and have noticed a lot less nutrients. If you dose vodka on top of it, the results are tremendous.

[BriGuy31+]

I'm also trying to fine tune the vodka/MB7 dosing. Both should be dosed daily? Equal parts? I am confused with the directions a the MB7 bottle.

[Mike]

I use it and will continue using it. Using the MB7 helps a lot. JUst watch the tank and if you notice water clouding up cut back.

[ReeferRob]

Im thinking of going back to the Prodibio thing since daily dosing just is a PITA. Plus I noticed better results from the Prodibio plan than the MB7. Best part no measuring only dose once a week.

[youngtimothy]

Im thinking of going back to the Prodibio thing since daily dosing just is a PITA. Plus I noticed better results from the Prodibio plan than the MB7. Best part no measuring only dose once a week.

I would like to read more on this, I've not heard of this.

[ReeferRob]

Search " bac driven" there is a pretty lengthy informative thread here on CR about the different methods.

[schminksbro]

I have been using MB7 for well over a year now and I am very happy with the results. I feed tons and have fat, happy fish and colorful corals. Water clarity is comparable to running ozone. I would start with half of the start-up dose that Brightwell recommends. Do the start-up for 2 weeks and then start the maintenance dose along with a carbon source. (in my case vodka) I spend a whopping 30 seconds a day dosing so I don't think of it a a PITA. I would rather do daily dosing because it keeps me on a routine. I would read as much as possible prior to beginning probiotics. Once you understand how it works and get comfortable with it you can make any adjustments you may need simply by observing your tank.

[stunreefer]

Im thinking of going back to the Prodibio thing since daily dosing just is a PITA. Plus I noticed better results from the Prodibio plan than the MB7. Best part no measuring only dose once a week.
:thumbsup:

With that thumbsup, I add several different bac sources, including Prodibio, Brightwell and ZEO on occasion.

[BriGuy31+]

Which type of Prodibio do you guys use? Do you still dose vodka with this?

[ReeferRob]

Which type of Prodibio do you guys use? Do you still dose vodka with this?

No BioDigest replaces the MB7 and Bioptim replaces the vodka.

[BriGuy31+]

Is it one ampule of each every week ( i.e.-1:1 ratio) for 50 gallons?

[ReeferRob]

1 Vial per 250L if I remember its been a while since Ive used it. You put in 1 vial of the bacteria one week say after a water change, then the next week 1 vial of the carbon source. I was concerned about over dosing at the beginning as 1 vial is way more than my system needed but never saw any adverse side effects from it.
While I was using the stuff I was like, hey this stuff doesn't do anything. Placebo. Not until I stopped using it did I realize I missed it........