Beneficial Bacteria Replenishment?

[MizTanks]

I'm looking for a somewhat easy way to replenish the beneficial bacteria in my tank. Do not want to Vodka dose, nor do I have the funds for a pellet reactor. Are there any commercial liquid/powder forms out there that are worth using? Something like SeaChem Stability?

[EMUreef]

Originally Posted by MizTanks

I'm looking for a somewhat easy way to replenish the beneficial bacteria in my tank. Do not want to Vodka dose, nor do I have the funds for a pellet reactor. Are there any commercial liquid/powder forms out there that are worth using? Something like SeaChem Stability?

why do you wanna replenish them? i didn't think you could actually run out of the good bacteria.

In any case you'd wanna look at brightwells Microbacter 7

[larryandlaura]

Once you start using mb7 you have to keep using it. Talk to Andy he is a expert on the issue.

[MizTanks]

Originally Posted by EMUreef

why do you wanna replenish them? i didn't think you could actually run out of the good bacteria.

In any case you'd wanna look at brightwells Microbacter 7

Read this article that really got me thinking: Reefs Magazine - Nutrient Export--Old Problem, New Solutions

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Originally Posted by larryandlaura

Once you start using mb7 you have to keep using it. Talk to Andy he is a expert on the issue.

I don't want to have to do it everyday

[Sir Patrick]

MB7 doesnt have to be done every day. It can be, but doesnt have to be.

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Originally Posted by larryandlaura

Once you start using mb7 you have to keep using it. Talk to Andy he is a expert on the issue.

I hope Andy chimes in. I would like to know why you need to keep using it, and cant stop, once started. Doesnt sound like anything i have experianced/heard about.

[lemonyx]

tagging along

[larryandlaura]

I belive but im not sure that the bacteria you add without mb7 compares with the natural bacteria already in your tank. And when you stop dosing may get a small spike or algae bloom. Once you start using it its best to continue.

[Sir Patrick]

I cant say I have noticed this. I have used it over a year strait, and then stopped a few times, only to add it on occasion- with no ill effects. I dose it every now and then these days. Once you hit a low nutrient area in your tank you can dose it on occasion to maintain.

[MizTanks]

Originally Posted by larryandlaura

I belive but im not sure that the bacteria you add without mb7 compares with the natural bacteria already in your tank. And when you stop dosing may get a small spike or algae bloom. Once you start using it its best to continue.

That makes sense The article I read touches on The Berlin Method and how the LR in our tanks can get *old* which makes sense to me too. It mostly talks about export of no2/no3 and po4 via the bacteria and I'd like to stay as close to the natural as possible. Vodka and Mb7 just don't seem right to me

[Sir Patrick]

I thought bacteria dosing was as close to natural as it gets, as far as po4/no3 export.