contaminant in Brightwell Biofuel?

[daniella3d]

thanks I sent them an email with the photo. I will see what they answer.

Originally Posted by Blue World Aquariums

I've emailed the link to this thread to Chris Brightwell and hopefully he can chime in here. You can email him at info[at]brightwellaquatics[dot]com. I've always been really impressed with the service he offers to us and our customers.

[daniella3d]

Here is what they replied:

"Thank you for contacting us. The material you see in your bottle of Reef BioFuel is the result of slight microbial action in the product; the product is completely safe to use in your aquarium, and the material itself is also completely safe. Should you have additional questions, please feel free to direct them to my attention. Thank you for your interest in Brightwell Aquatics; I sincerely appreciate it. Have a pleasant day.

Kindest regards,

Chris Brightwell"



I can't help to wonder why there is this stuff in some bottle and not in most. I think I am going to switch to something else.

[untamed]

That is interesting. Makes me believe that there IS something actually in that stuff.

[Lampshade]

In my old tank i used it like crack. It worked very well. I didn't run carbon or pellets, and adding a cap full every 2 days dropped my nitrates from 40-50ppm down to 10ish. I was very impressed.

[daniella3d]

Did you have the same stuff in the bottle? I am using only Microbacter 7 for now because I am under the impression that I have enough dissolve organic in my aquarium to provide for the bacterias for a week or two. When the little bit of cyano that I have (very little spot on the sand) will be gone I will start with a source of carbon.

It seem that Microbacter 7 is helping as the cyano seem to be receading already.

Originally Posted by Lampshade

In my old tank i used it like crack. It worked very well. I didn't run carbon or pellets, and adding a cap full every 2 days dropped my nitrates from 40-50ppm down to 10ish. I was very impressed.

[phi delt reefer]

daniella - if you get the chance - try the prodbio stuff. I was using mb7 but i'm skeptical of how you preserve a specific strain of bacteria in a plastic bottle while not maintaining the cultures temp or providing it an energy source. The prodbio stuff comes sealed in a glass tube with no air (vaccum sealed). I've had good results so far.

[daniella3d]

Interesting that it is availabe at goreef.com which is not far from my home. I order from them often and the price seem right as well. I think I will give it a try if the Brightwell system does not work. I have 2 bottles of Brightwell and will give it a try since I already have bought them. I will see if it works or not if the air algae that grow in few patches and the cyano that grow in few spots disapear.

The interesting thing about Prodibio is that you only have to dose every 15 days...that's convenient.

I can't help to wonder though...how do they keep aerobic bacterias alive in those sealed vial?

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

daniella - if you get the chance - try the prodbio stuff. I was using mb7 but i'm skeptical of how you preserve a specific strain of bacteria in a plastic bottle while not maintaining the cultures temp or providing it an energy source. The prodbio stuff comes sealed in a glass tube with no air (vaccum sealed). I've had good results so far.