Stress Zyme Question

[Jstewart]

Hay Folks what do you think about this product?  Some use it to speeed up a cycle of a tank, while other use it to maintain a strong bacteria presence in their tank.  Just curious on your thoughts....Thanx

James S

 

[Matt Nace]

My opinion is if you provide enough places for bacteria to live, it is not needed. Bacteria is everywhere. People need to find a place for bacteria to never be disturbed(bio-wheel, media in the filter such as bio-max, ect.)

Then when you clean your filter floss, you dont have to worry about rinsing it tank water, changing one at a time ect.

For cycling? Well If you seed it right, you shouldn't need it really. But if people want to believe in it, that is fine. I just don't need the expense of another liquid, when it works for me without it.
8)

 

[Somonas]

I agree with MRB, Stresszyme and Cycle, etc. have never been laboratory proven to work - also, however I cannot back this up, I heard somewhere that the bacteria that metabolizes ammonia is actually nitrospira, not nitrosomonas, which is what cycle/stresszyme contains.

my opinion.

 

[Jstewart]

WEll I asked the question and didn't really give my opionion.  I am for a natural cycle of a tank.  I have never used anything but established filters to cycle new tanks with new filters.  But I just moved and somehow my 55G tank is going threw a mini re-cycle.  I had never looked at the label of stress cycle until the other day when I was strolling threw the store and picked up a bottle.  I firgured that adding good bacteria to the tank would help speed up the process.  The bottle also states that adding it once a month would also be very good for your fish, but I firgured their going to put anything on  the label to sell their product.

James ss

 

[ryanp15]

I don't know much about these kinds of products as I don't use them. I would say that my opinon is go all natural. As few chemicals as possible in the aquarium as possible is the best way. Just my opinion though. I wouldn't suggest using it.

 

[Matt Nace]

Nice to meet you james.

 

[mrfootball70]

i use when I do major filter maintenance (taking them apart to clean impellers etc)...I try and keep filter media somewhat intact..but i almost always wring out "floss" (even though it's in a bucket of tankwater) and i feel stresszyme "somewhat" helps
re-establish bacteria(even though I have bio-stars in my filters)..i've never had any negative effects with this product..good luck tho'