I'm about to start my first fish-less cycle. I've cycled plenty of tanks, but it's always been with fish or with live rock, and this time I'm trying fish-less. BRS seems to be all in on Dr. Tim's, so I ordered the ammonia, first defense, and one and only. However, looking at the reviews people seem to have a lot of trouble with high ammonia when they say they follow the directions exactly. Am I better off with Microbacter, or are the bad reviews of Dr. Tim's the usual user error? Is Dr. Tim not to be trusted? I know that a large amount of bad reviews for all but the worst of products tend to be from people who screwed something up, but if the conventional wisdom around here is that Dr. Tim's is a no go, I'll chuck it and try microbacter. Or use a fish. I'm unsure about what the best course is because the reviews are all over the place. The usual spread, either "Dr. Tim's was so good it helped my fish develop a personal relationship with Jesus" or "Dr. Tim is the devil, he killed all of my fish, burned down my house, and seduced my wife."
I'm not new to the hobby, just to fish-less cycling, so any opinions on this topic are welcome.
Thank you!
I'm not new to the hobby, just to fish-less cycling, so any opinions on this topic are welcome.
Thank you!
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