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December Q & A
Episode 72

December Q & A

DrTim's Aquarium Podcast

December 12, 202348m 52s

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Show Notes

Prescription Card for fishless cycling: https://www.drtimsaquatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FishlessCycling_prescription_recipe_Nov23.pdf 



Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:49 - 1 - Is it possible that the bacterial strains that are in One & Only have a higher affinity for certain kinds of substrates? Do you have a recommendation as to which media is best?

 

09:18 - 2 -  Help cycling a 112 gallon aquarium? Should I add more ammonia? 

13:31 - 3 - Isn’t a filter sock mechanical filtration??

18:51 - 4 -You talk about heterotrophic and autotrophic bacteria. Can you talk about the different groups of bacteria, what they do, and which kinds are in each of your products? 

25:35 - 5 -Can we do a fishless cycling method in a jar with used aquasoil...without a filter?

28:40 - 6 -Help dealing with a dino outbreak using Waste-Away Gels?

32:48 - 7 - Are the bacteria consuming Nitrates and Phosphates free swimming and not fixed ones?

35:11 - 8 -How about phosphate in our unfiltered tap water? Can promote algae growth as well?

39:38 - 9 - I have some discus fish they are not willing to eat, and some of them they eat but they are too skinny. I am providing them beef heart, Brine and blood worms via mixing with garlic and vitamins. What do you recommend?

44:52 - 10 -How much food should I feed my Flowerhorn?