Puddles Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I am starting a new tank, and while it of course needs to cycle, I', hoping to kickstart the biofilm in the tank. Make it happen faster. What powders or supplements should I look for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 an old sea mud or bt9 are the 2 most used/common ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianzh Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 glasgarten Bacter AE?? not sure if that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 i'd save the AE for later once things are cycled, but i know some who have used it during initial setup. i think there are better options for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukendabears Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Shrimp nature has a good bacteria powder, similar to bt-9 in appearance and texture. Ive been using it with waterchanges and will be using it on all my new tanks. Also werwa (energy) is another goid supplement to add when cycling a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukendabears Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Old sea mud or any form of montrolomite (sp) powder is a must in my book as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubism Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I've been using Mk Breed Z powder in conjunction with MK Breed gold powder for tank setup / biofilm supplement. It turns the entire tank green with algae that shrimps graze on. My guess is the Z powder is a version of the old sea mud / nitrifying bacteria mixture while the gold powder functions similarly with banter AE. Working out pretty well for me so far, but the real test is when I have high baby survival rate and not have problems with the tank when population explodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbiBunBun Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 How do you dose the clay/mud powders? Has anyone used bentonite clay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I use to use a mixture of old sea mud with bt-9 But now I obviously just use MK breed z silver for a substrate additive and the powder powder after would. Like Kubism. High5's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Do all of these go under the substrate or just in the water and is it a one time dose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I have used, old sea mud, lowkeys speed sand, bt-9 and bio plus. They work pretty good, the MK breed line seems to be more affective at cycling and bio film development from what I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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