The-Wolf
Ex-LFS manager/ keeper of over 30 danio species
There are many products on the market that state
"enables immediate stocking of new aquariums" or words to that effect.
I have taken some time to look into the variouse products that my place of work sells.
Sera®
Ammovec(tm) + Nitrivec(tm)
These say to add 20ml per 100ltr (ammovec) & 10ml per 100ltr (nitrivec)
for the first day and half that amount for the following 10days
Introduce fish on the first day.
£4.95 for each bottle (100ml).
more info can be found on thier website
http
/www.sera.de/English/autoframe.htm
Interpet®
#14 Filter Start(tm)
doseage is 5ml per 180ltr
What it dosn't tell you is whether that is a one off dose or not.
£3.99 for a 100ml bottle.
Interpet do not have a publicly accessable website, but having checked out
the trade site, it dosn't tell you anything anyways.
Waterlife®
Bacterlife(tm)
The dose is 5ml per 72ltr and is advised that you use this product inconjunction
with Biomature (note; Biomature only states to dose untill NO3= 10ppm).
£3.90 will get you a 125ml bottle of Bacterlife
and an additional £3.99 will get you 100ml of biomature.
more info at http/www.waterlife.co.uk/
Tetra®
Safe Start(tm)
The dose is 5ml per 6ltr and add fish at the same time.
according to the bottle this product contains a "patented blend of the bacteria"
£8.80 for 100ml bottle.
more info at http/www.tetrafisch.com/
Söll (pronounced Sole)
Bio Booster(tm)
not much info on this ATM as the packaging is in German.
I can tell you that the dosage is 10ml per 100ltr
and a 100ml bottle will cost you £5.40.
Söll are also the only UK supplier of
Bactinettes(tm), this product is the actual live nitrifying (nitrosomas sp & nitrabacter sp)
bacteria in an easy to use form.
The bacteria are kept alive in a machine via an air supply and a nutrition soloution.
there is no need for refrigeration, unlike the similar product available on the USA market.
1 dose per 60ltr at a cost of £5.49 a dose (double dose is £9.99)
More info on both of these products can be found on
http/www.soll.de/ unfortunatly there is no english translation available
so unless you are fluent in German or use bablefish or similar, it won't be of much help.
I hope that some of you found this of interest and maybe a few international members could add
something about some of the products available to them.
"enables immediate stocking of new aquariums" or words to that effect.
I have taken some time to look into the variouse products that my place of work sells.
Sera®
Ammovec(tm) + Nitrivec(tm)
These say to add 20ml per 100ltr (ammovec) & 10ml per 100ltr (nitrivec)
for the first day and half that amount for the following 10days
Introduce fish on the first day.
£4.95 for each bottle (100ml).
more info can be found on thier website
http
/www.sera.de/English/autoframe.htmInterpet®
#14 Filter Start(tm)
doseage is 5ml per 180ltr
What it dosn't tell you is whether that is a one off dose or not.
£3.99 for a 100ml bottle.
Interpet do not have a publicly accessable website, but having checked out
the trade site, it dosn't tell you anything anyways.
Waterlife®
Bacterlife(tm)
The dose is 5ml per 72ltr and is advised that you use this product inconjunction
with Biomature (note; Biomature only states to dose untill NO3= 10ppm).
£3.90 will get you a 125ml bottle of Bacterlife
and an additional £3.99 will get you 100ml of biomature.
more info at http
/www.waterlife.co.uk/Tetra®
Safe Start(tm)
The dose is 5ml per 6ltr and add fish at the same time.
according to the bottle this product contains a "patented blend of the bacteria"
£8.80 for 100ml bottle.
more info at http
/www.tetrafisch.com/Söll (pronounced Sole)
Bio Booster(tm)
not much info on this ATM as the packaging is in German.
I can tell you that the dosage is 10ml per 100ltr
and a 100ml bottle will cost you £5.40.
Söll are also the only UK supplier of
Bactinettes(tm), this product is the actual live nitrifying (nitrosomas sp & nitrabacter sp)
bacteria in an easy to use form.
The bacteria are kept alive in a machine via an air supply and a nutrition soloution.
there is no need for refrigeration, unlike the similar product available on the USA market.
1 dose per 60ltr at a cost of £5.49 a dose (double dose is £9.99)
More info on both of these products can be found on
http
/www.soll.de/ unfortunatly there is no english translation availableso unless you are fluent in German or use bablefish or similar, it won't be of much help.
I hope that some of you found this of interest and maybe a few international members could add
something about some of the products available to them.
