list with me what those alternate sources are, the organics alone left in the filthy sandbeds we run are enough for years of sustain, without pellets being added. are you thinking more is required?
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This is all a mystery to me lol.ive asked several times for you to list with me what those alternate sources are, the organics alone left in the filthy sandbeds we run are enough for years of sustain, without pellets being added. are you thinking more is required?
Do we fully understand how much is required of bacteria to survive?where they go, pent up waste goes, and that is piling up and the bacteria do not require much at all to hold steady state. it was mentioned earlier the bottled bac literally has no feed, only hydration, and gets a year.
I would only ghost feed for the purpose of keeping micro fauna alive. Keeping a strong bcterial colony for future interactions would be considered also.I dont believe in ghost feeding either. On the hobby standpoint, one should take the extra step to research on adding fish slowly regardless if they used 5 ppm ammonia to start a cycle. Bacteria in a bottle IMO should be used for setup deadline tanks as it should be your last resort, if a vendor at macna needs too jiffy up a display tank quick. nomatter what bacteria will compete in a home aquaria. Yea you can take it to a lab and do all the studys and whatnot on culture size and culture "ghost" feeding. From a hobby standpoint, ghost feeding is deffinitly not neccessary, imo just another way to polute a tank. You want bacteria to establish themselves fully before making changes.
Everything eats, poops and filters. I don't understand the non filter type statements.non filtration types
I'm hitting a mental block with a few things that I need to work out.
Such as.... How does the bacteria in a bottle actually stay alive and ready to respond almost instantly after sitting on a shelf for a year.
Why does a mature tank undergo a much smaller "mini-cycle" than a young tank with identical bio loads. For instance, if you take 2 tanks with 5 identical fish with one being 2 years old and the other being 6 months old, wouldn't they have almost identical bacteria colonies? So why would the younger tank experience a much larger cycle than the older tank if 3 identical fish were added?
Still feel like I am missing something. Hope you don't mind if I pick your mind about these things later after I give it some thought.
Oh of corse, especially if you go fallow =)I would only ghost feed for the purpose of keeping micro fauna alive. Keeping a strong bcterial colony for future interactions would be considered also.
How so? Please provide linksghost feeding darn sure is
Really?all system can live without pods and other fauna
please quote the entire statement.Really?
It's only temporary sustainability. The bacteria doesn't thrive without a food source. Neither do pods. If no food source is presented what would bacteria feed on? Sure some bacteria will die and then prove a small snack to the next bacteria. But then so on and so forth you would eventually be left with nothing.. right?please quote the entire statement.
They have a role to play in a stable system. but they are not mendatory. i did not say they are not needed!
no bacteria = death for the sytem
no pods = less biodiversity, no pods feeding fish., and so on.
pods are part of the ecosystem, what they dont eat will be transform eventually by the bacteria.
so i maintain my statement.
It's only temporary sustainability. The bacteria doesn't thrive without a food source. Neither do pods. If no food source is presented what would bacteria feed on? Sure some bacteria will die and then prove a small snack to the next bacteria. But then so on and so forth you would eventually be left with nothing.. right?