Bacteria In A Can

[ZoddyZod]

From what you've posted there, thats not bacteria in a can. Its the stuff the bacteria feeds off, so it may help the cycle but not instacycle it.

The staff said that there WAS bacteria in the can, and that ammonia and nitrite were in there so that the bacteria could feed.

I agree that I've heard nothing positive about bacteria in a bottle, but this fridge kept stuff intrigued me. Just wanted to know if anyone had used it and if any degree of success was had.

 

[tenohfive]

I've heard of some fridge kept stuff which more people seem to believe in than the normal room temp stuff, but again yet to see proof.

But I'm open minded. If you're of a mind to, buy the instacycle, add some ammonia and test as you would do for a fishless cycle. Repeat for one week, if you're getting steady readings suggesting its cycled then let me know what the product is and I might give it a bash myself.

 

[RadaR]

From what you've posted there, thats not bacteria in a can. Its the stuff the bacteria feeds off, so it may help the cycle but not instacycle it.

The staff said that there WAS bacteria in the can, and that ammonia and nitrite were in there so that the bacteria could feed.

I agree that I've heard nothing positive about bacteria in a bottle, but this fridge kept stuff intrigued me. Just wanted to know if anyone had used it and if any degree of success was had.

In 6 years of fishkeeping I hadn't heard about this product either until a customer told me about it a few weeks ago. They claimed it most certainly worked. We tested their water a week or so before and there was noticeable concentrations of ammonia and nitrite. The following test was after introducing this refrigerated bacteria, the ammonia and nitrite were 0.

Sounds interesting but I have doubts about the amount of live bacteria. To feed the bacteria you need a ammonia source flowing over the media in a constant stream to feed it which the can does not give. The can is refrigerated though which slows the growth/death of the bacteria so if the bacteria was stored in the can to begin with then perhaps its valid if it was recently canned. To many factors unknown to say if its valid i think. Another question I have is weather it was just the can of water and ammonia or did it have something like a filter sponge in it?

Not only just an food source, but the bacteria also need oxygen to do their thing. Being in a sealed can, they will use up all the oxygen available pretty quickly, and then die.

Perhaps being kept in a colder environment, the bacteria's metabolism decreases somewhat, therefore if bought in a reasonable amount of time, the bacteria might not have run out of oxygen.