My $ .02. Is ATM Colony for your nitrifiers and Outbreak for your heterotrophs.
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I've used Dr. Tims one and only on 2 separate occasions and added fish immediately. Though this may be frowned upon I took the advice of a local guy and I never had any ill effects. That was a few years ago and my setup now was done the old fashion way.
The op asked which one the masses would recommend. I gave my input and my story. I didn't by any means tell him this was the right way or the way I did it was gospel just giving my experience with a product.Frowned upon?? Even Dr. Tim's doesn't condone adding fish "the same day". Here's his guide: http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/resources/how-to-start . According to him, Dr. Tim's can reduce the cycling time from 30 days to 5-7 days. Sure, your fish may have done fine. They just weathered through the cycle and the dangerous ammonia and nitrite spikes. But not a good advice to give to fellow reefers who want a stable tank and the safest environment for their livestock.
Does the UV kill beneficial bacteria also? Would you have to keep dosing bacteria to keep the "good guys" population up? What size UV for a 125g ? Or can you post the thread link on here so we can read?It's ironic that all the posters who are haven't beat the dinos haven't tried UV. There's a good thread on another forum where just about everyone who used UV in conjunction with other things had success. It's pretty simple. Dinos release into the water column upon darkness and a powerful enough UV will kill them. 100% kill rate.
I saw huge positive results after the first 12 hours and was able to remove the UV after 48.
Lol, that is part of the problem with finding a way to beat this. What someone says worked for them doesn't work for others and vice versa. I feel like i am hopelessly trying new things to beat the issue, in which most don't actually do anything besides waste my money...I tried a UV light, it didn't work. Anyone want to buy a UV light lol.
Sorry, I didn't mention it in my post, but I did try UV for several months to no avail. While a lot of dinos make it into the water column overnight, plenty stay attached to coral, substrate, and rock...at least with ostreopsis siamensis. UV may very well work, but you likely also had some other form of irritant to the dinos to completely wipe them out. Copepods and bacteria or large populations of algae can then outcompete the dinos.It's ironic that all the posters who are haven't beat the dinos haven't tried UV. There's a good thread on another forum where just about everyone who used UV in conjunction with other things had success. It's pretty simple. Dinos release into the water column upon darkness and a powerful enough UV will kill them. 100% kill rate.
I saw huge positive results after the first 12 hours and was able to remove the UV after 48.