Dosing Microbacter7 daily?

[Jdgreef24]

Yesterday I started dosing 1 ML/D of MB7 in hopes that it will help a slime breakout on a 6-7 month old dry rock tank where it's just obvious the rock is not conquered yet. Anybody have any experience with this?

 

[Spare time]

I think a better option would be to dose some chemi clean and then use either microbacter clean or dr tims waste away (so long as your nitrate and phosphate aren't 0. However this isn't to say that the standard microbacter won't do anything.

 

[Dan_P]

Yesterday I started dosing 1 ML/D of MB7 in hopes that it will help a slime breakout on a 6-7 month old dry rock tank where it's just obvious the rock is not conquered yet. Anybody have any experience with this?

Different product (Microbacter Clean) but be might berelevant.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/n...-cyano-microbacter-clean.732230/#post-7868088

 

[Jdgreef24]

Thank you! I'm trying to accept the phase the tank is in but man is it ugly lol

 

[Spare time]

Thank you! I'm trying to accept the phase the tank is in but man is it ugly lol

Honestly just get some chemi clean and then dose the microbacter after the cyano is wiped. Chemi clean works so well. I just used it at work on a biocube and the tank is spotless now.

 

[Jdgreef24]

I think a better option would be to dose some chemi clean and then use either microbacter clean or dr tims waste away (so long as your nitrate and phosphate aren't 0. However this isn't to say that the standard microbacter won't do anything.

So that’s one of my problems. Hanna ULR is telling me I’m at .02 (after feeding heavier+aquavitro fuel) and Nyos says no more than 1 nitrate (give or take error window) so I’m trying to implement ideas without bottoming out because I was at 0 and 0. I was hoping the bottle-bac going in would help level the playing field instead of just fueling the cyano bloom while I raise things up. also cut lighting to 5 hours for a week.

 

[Spare time]

So that’s one of my problems. Hanna ULR is telling me I’m at .02 (after feeding heavier+aquavitro fuel) and Nyos says no more than 1 nitrate (give or take error window) so I’m trying to implement ideas without bottoming out because I was at 0 and 0. I was hoping the bottle-bac going in would help level the playing field instead of just fueling the cyano bloom while I raise things up. also cut lighting to 5 hours for a week.

No nitrate = cyano. Cyano gets their nitrogen from the atmosphere. You need to raise Nitrate and phosphate. Dosing is the easiest way. Dosing bacteria designed to lower these will make things worse

 

[Jdgreef24]

It’s crazy that 8 fish, feeding 2x/day+nori, Skimmer only and fuel and I can’t get the nitrate to budge. I’ve never had any tank filter that well lol.

 

[Chayo]

Hello, I have a similar issue going on and have been feeding more daily along with nori and no budge. Looking to find out how your battle is going and what was successful for your reef!

 

[Jdgreef24]

So I dosed the microbacter7 1ml/day just to power charge the bacteria because I run a slow flow UV and worry I kill too much passing through. UV light is off for following 2 hours. Reefled90s at 85% from 11-4. Convinced the wife to put black out curtains in the room it’s in. I read somewhere that Cyano likes funny angled light so those went up yesterday. Stopped feeding the tangs Spirulina20 (the blue bucket stuff) because I just feel like that stuff causes problems, and trying to feed more consistently. If it wasn’t for the aeration on the skimmer I’d cut the schedule on that too. Also started leaving my little floss pads in till their flat and nasty. Cyano is still there and dark but is visibly thinner to the point that it peels back off the rocks from the flow. I’ll keep posting here as things change. It truly is a different beast not using any live rock in a build.

 

[dinojohn]

Yesterday I started dosing 1 ML/D of MB7 in hopes that it will help a slime breakout on a 6-7 month old dry rock tank where it's just obvious the rock is not conquered yet. Anybody have any experience with this?

yes , I use it to kill green hair algae ! and in my 100 gallon system I put like 3 capfulls every other day and it starts cleaning g.h.a in a day or two also make sure mag is 1350

 

[dinojohn]

So I dosed the microbacter7 1ml/day just to power charge the bacteria because I run a slow flow UV and worry I kill too much passing through. UV light is off for following 2 hours. Reefled90s at 85% from 11-4. Convinced the wife to put black out curtains in the room it’s in. I read somewhere that Cyano likes funny angled light so those went up yesterday. Stopped feeding the tangs Spirulina20 (the blue bucket stuff) because I just feel like that stuff causes problems, and trying to feed more consistently. If it wasn’t for the aeration on the skimmer I’d cut the schedule on that too. Also started leaving my little floss pads in till their flat and nasty. Cyano is still there and dark but is visibly thinner to the point that it peels back off the rocks from the flow. I’ll keep posting here as things change. It truly is a different beast not using any live rock in a build.

do you dose it daily 24 7 ??

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

yes , I use it to kill green hair algae ! and in my 100 gallon system I put like 3 capfulls every other day and it starts cleaning g.h.a in a day or two also make sure mag is 1350

FWIW, I'm skeptical that dosing MB7 routinely kills green hair algae, and I'm not a fan of regularly dosing bacteria like this.

 

[Gribbles]

FWIW, I'm skeptical that dosing MB7 routinely kills green hair algae, and I'm not a fan of regularly dosing bacteria like this.

Do you think dosing MB7 just doesn't do much (anything) when dosed in this manner, or is there some actual negative impact it could have?

I have extra MB7 that I do dose daily, but I wasn't going to replace the bottle when I finish. Just wanting to make sure I'm not actively causing any negative impact.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Do you think dosing MB7 just doesn't do much (anything) when dosed in this manner, or is there some actual negative impact it could have?

I have extra MB7 that I do dose daily, but I wasn't going to replace the bottle when I finish. Just wanting to make sure I'm not actively causing any negative impact.

My expectation is that the benefit is feeding filter feeders, and the potential problems are pathogens (some brands) and excessive nitrifiers.

I comment on nitrifiers here:

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/ammonia-is-our-friend.1062/
7. Continually driving ammonia down in a reef tank may be making it unnecessarily difficult for corals to most easily obtain the nitrogen they need. Actions such as providing media designed for nitrifiers or adding nitrifying bacteria on a regular basis may thus be doing more harm than good.