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Post by cptcaveman on Sept 27, 2016 12:48:36 GMT -5
I looked at the first couple of pages and didn't see a thread on this, so I thought I would ask.
I cleaned my canister a few days ago and washed all of my pads with tap water leaving the Matrix, rings, and Purigen alone. afte hooking everything back up i noticed my water started to get cloudy so I added 1 cap of Stability. after 12ish hours the water was crystal clear, I mean it was clear before but not like it is now.
I thought about when my tank crashed-ish(?) and one thing I didn't do was add the Stability after cleaning my filter.
So my question is, how long does the bacteria in Stability last and will it colonize my canister for good and let other BB grow or should I expect it to crash after a certain amount of time?
Outside of using it to establish/start my tank I haven't really used it.
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Sept 27, 2016 16:24:56 GMT -5
I looked at the first couple of pages and didn't see a thread on this, so I thought I would ask. I cleaned my canister a few days ago and washed all of my pads with tap water leaving the Matrix, rings, and Purigen alone. afte hooking everything back up i noticed my water started to get cloudy so I added 1 cap of Stability. after 12ish hours the water was crystal clear, I mean it was clear before but not like it is now. I thought about when my tank crashed-ish(?) and one thing I didn't do was add the Stability after cleaning my filter. So my question is, how long does the bacteria in Stability last and will it colonize my canister for good and let other BB grow or should I expect it to crash after a certain amount of time? Outside of using it to establish/start my tank I haven't really used it. This just depends on how much bacteria is in the pads. Usually there's not a whole lot, pads are usually mechanical filtration, not too much bacteria. If you lose your cycle, which it sounds like you did, you just have enough bacteria. I'd consider following the directions on the bottle after you clean pads. Also consider adding more bacterial filtration, either lava rock or SeaChem Matrix. You may only need one treatment of Stability. It would just take testing to know for sure.
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