Soothing Shrimp Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I have a fair amount of substrate covered by mulm in some of my tanks, and I really am hesitant to vacuum for several reasons. Is there a product that will eat this stuff away and be shrimp safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Wow thats a lot of mulm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 LOL Yep. More than one tank looks like this. I'm hoping someone will chime in with some product. I know some people have used rid-x with their shrimp, but not sure the difference between myth and fact on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I would be scared to take a product from Home Depot that is stored with Drano and other chemicals that have to be sold in plastic bags for safety. Even though in theory it is supposed to be digestive bacteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Looking at Pond-zyme and it looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Do you have any of SD's Revive Vita left? I wonder if that would do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I think my focus as of this moment is to find a readily available product commercially produced. For under $20, 8 oz treats 8,000 gallons. EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 That makes sense. Good luck and keep us posted. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 A few years ago, I picked up a tub of Microbe Life Sludge Away Booster (for ponds). I began using it in my goldfish tank. It seemed to break the feces down into fine, powdery mulm that was then mostly pulled into the sponge filter. I am not sure if it would do anything in your case, as it looks like the mulm is already a fine powder and you want something to disintegrate it completely. Perhaps it would help with the breakdown process - who knows? It isn't very expensive so I gave it a try. I can send you some to experiment with as the goldfish is now someone else's problem. I am pretty sure I've used it in my shrimp and smail tanks? I used a lot less, and much less often, because I wanted biofilm to build up and I wasn't sure if this interfered at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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