So, I already cycled my tank a while back, but I just recently came across BRS' dry rock cycling video. They mention needing more than just the nitrifying bacteria to form biofilms that outcompete nuissance algae. It seems like Microbacter7 contains these things, but do similar options like Dr. Tim's One and Only do the same?
For my cycle I used both Dr. Tim's One and Only to start the cycle and Biospira as a boost when I added fish/for any possible biodiversity benefits. I'm currently dosing Vibrant to help with a small chrysophytes issue I have going on.
I'm wondering:
1) Is Microbacter7 overall better than Dr. Tim's/Biospira for biodiversity?
2) Does Vibrant contain a lot of the different bacteria that are present in Microbacter7, but not in Biospira/Dr. Tim's? I've read that Microbacter7 is unique because it has heterotrophic bacteria, which is supposedly what's in Vibrant, but I'm not sure if these are the same kinds of heterotrophic bacteria.
3) Is it worth dosing some Microbacter7 at some point to introduce additional diversity in the form of some of those algae competing films?
For my cycle I used both Dr. Tim's One and Only to start the cycle and Biospira as a boost when I added fish/for any possible biodiversity benefits. I'm currently dosing Vibrant to help with a small chrysophytes issue I have going on.
I'm wondering:
1) Is Microbacter7 overall better than Dr. Tim's/Biospira for biodiversity?
2) Does Vibrant contain a lot of the different bacteria that are present in Microbacter7, but not in Biospira/Dr. Tim's? I've read that Microbacter7 is unique because it has heterotrophic bacteria, which is supposedly what's in Vibrant, but I'm not sure if these are the same kinds of heterotrophic bacteria.
3) Is it worth dosing some Microbacter7 at some point to introduce additional diversity in the form of some of those algae competing films?