Aquaforest probiotic method

[Reefer Rob]

Received a bucket of Reef Salt today. Is that smell the Bio S sample? Not sure I want to bring it in the house!

I'll likely transfer the salt to an easier to open container. I'd rather not tear my finger nails off opening this one.

[Animal-Chin]

huh, interesting thread. Can't wait to see what everyone thinks of these products once they used them a while. That probiotic salt seems kinda cool...

[dcw1sfu]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

Received a bucket of Reef Salt today. Is that smell the Bio S sample? Not sure I want to bring it in the house!

I'll likely transfer the salt to an easier to open container. I'd rather not tear my finger nails off opening this one.

Yes it's the bio s sample the box itself stinks. The bottle is fine I gave it a wipe down though prior to putting it in the fridge and made sure the box didnt enter the house.

[Myka]

Is it really that bad guys? What kind of stink? I didn't realize there was a sample in the Reef Salt too. The probiotic salt has an NP Pro sample, I'm not sure if that stinks too.

[Jordon]

Can this method be used in a skimmerless system?

Minus the zeolite stones of course. I've never looked into probiotics in a reef before, sorry if this sounds noobish.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Myka

Is it really that bad guys? What kind of stink? I didn't realize there was a sample in the Reef Salt too. The probiotic salt has an NP Pro sample, I'm not sure if that stinks too.

No smell from NP Pro. Its just liquid polymar so shouldn't smell bad (or else I would have been very concerned ).

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

Received a bucket of Reef Salt today. Is that smell the Bio S sample? Not sure I want to bring it in the house!

I'll likely transfer the salt to an easier to open container. I'd rather not tear my finger nails off opening this one.

Probiotic bacteria should stinks bad. I remember zeo-bac smell like rotten eggs.

Originally Posted by JDH

Can this method be used in a skimmerless system?

Minus the zeolite stones of course. I've never looked into probiotics in a reef before, sorry if this sounds noobish.

Unlike the natural nitrifying bacteria (which converts nitrate to N2 gas which escapes from the gas in form of bubbles), probiotic bacteria strains consumes the nitrate (and phosphate too I guess). These bacteria strains needs to be skimmed out (only a small percent is consumed by corals) by a skimmer in order to remove the nutrients from the tank. As a result, all probiotic methods need highly efficient skimmers.

[Jordon]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Unlike the natural nitrifying bacteria (which converts nitrate to N2 gas which escapes from the gas in form of bubbles), probiotic bacteria strains consumes the nitrate (and phosphate too I guess). These bacteria strains needs to be skimmed out (only a small percent is consumed by corals) by a skimmer in order to remove the nutrients from the tank. As a result, all probiotic methods need highly efficient skimmers.

I was kind of thinking that, but thanks for clarifying. Maybe something to try down the road when I have outgrown my current nano.

[spedly]

I didn't know that there was going to be a little vial of stuff to dose with this salt. I didn't take the pails straight into the house and instead left them in the garage for a couple of days. If it froze it thawed out very quickly but I don't know if I had an impact on the contents. Having said that I don't understand the benefit of dosing nitrifying bacteria if my ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate parameters are all 0. That would indicate to me that I already have enough.