The Puffer Forum

Skepticism is a valuable tool. But it is best satisfied with data. If you lack the data, you have no solid ground to stand on to dispute. Dry-lab discussions are just hot air, "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". If there are no data to be presented, be very circumspect in your d...

I meant SG, not ph. Anyways, just because it's a "product" does not make the bacteria and less susceptible to the adverse swings in SG and ph than bacteria in a stable setting. It's simply harvested bacteria taken from a stable setting given a solution to survive on for a set amount of tim...

I would skeptical of anything posted on the marineland website, regardless of who wrote it. They're just trying to market their product. Pretty much anyone who knows their water chemistry knows that beneficial bacteria cannot survive that large of a PH swing. I'm suprised to see someone with a PHD m...

Well the professor is esentially wrong though, as the bacteria in BS is just regular run of the mill aquarium bacteria. Which cannot survive the stress from a jump in specific gravity that high, at most it would be able to survive 1.000-1.002. Even if some did survive it wouldn't be enough to make i...

My setup for my adult GSP is full of liverock and macroalgae. He leaves the algae alone and it keeps the water clean as a whistle.


this is the tank

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Mangroves are extremely slow growing, at 1" per year. The also need alot of lighting and don't do well without high light and sufficient humidity. Really they're best in a specialized setup or they do poorly. They're also poor at nutrient absorbtion. You need 1 per 5 gallons to really get the j...