Biospira Results

[uragon12]

Well its me again... Got a hold of some bio spira yesterday from LFS. Seem to be legit because he even had a refrigerator just to hold the bio spira. Well anyway I added the bio spira after I had done a 50% water change. Did a reading on the tank prior to putting biospora. Amonia .5ppm / Nitrite 0.0 ppm / nitrate 0.0 .. Well if I did get a legitimate bio spira then how long should it take before I start seing some kind of results.. This is what I have read and understand on the nitrogen cycle. Amonia should be present of course then amonia gets converted into nitrites and then another bacteria turns nitrite into nitrate. I will take a 24 hour reading later on tonight and post.

Ohh yeah and for those who dont know my issue, my tank has been up for 2 weeks and didnt do a proper cycle.. Introduce 2 mollies and clown loach after a day and and then a week later after a 25 percent water change I added 3 angels.. Ohh yeah one of my angels did not make it yesterday..

One more question is adding substate from a cycled and acclimated tank same as adding bio spira..

Thanks for all the help. post you all later..

[cocoa_pleco]

yep, the substrate holds the bacteria so placing gravel from an established tank to a new one boosts the cycle

[uragon12]

Ok no changes from last reading still same results. Amonia .5 ppm/ Nitrite-0 / nitrate-0. Puts some gravel from a LFS cycled tank hopefully that helps. will post new results tomorow before the 50 percent water change.

[Lady Hobbs]

Bio spira gets the bacteria growing quickly and doesn't allow the toxic levels to get as toxic. Said to work within 4 days.

Sorry you lost an angel but I'm not surprised. They are pretty sensitive to water conditions.

When you do get your cycle, add fish just a few at a time and don't add a whole bunch or you will get a set back.

[uragon12]

thanks again lady hobbs. well still no change in reading...amonia at .5ppm and rites and rates at 0 ppm. just got done with my 50 percent every other day water change and brought the amonia down to .25ppm.. Im starting to really think I ripped off with this bio spira.. Anyone ever tried. Turbo start and had any luck with it... Thanks eveyone....

[MeganL3985]

Did you take your carbon out of your filter before you put it in?
I've never used it, but maybe it takes a couple days to work completely? I dunno...I really have no suggestions, but i've never heard anything bad about biospira or that it didn't work? Hmm...

[Spyder]

Give the Bio Spira a few days and don't do any water changes with the Bio Spira in the tank. Patience in needed, nitrifying bacteria can't grow and establish over night.