Download Adding Fish to Your Aquarium

Bio-Spira: for Instant
Gratification From your Tank
For many years, pet stores have had to warn customers about not adding too
many fish to a tank at one time, especially a new tank. The problem is bacteria –
not bad ones that can infect fish or people, but good ones that help break down
waste products. In the aquarium, fish release both waste and good bacteria into
the water. The bacteria need to live on a surface, thus gravel on the bottom and
wheels, sponges, and other media in the filter become covered with this “good”
bacteria. Obviously new tanks don’t have any bacteria yet, so only a small
amount of fish can be added at first to let the good bacteria get established,
which is called cycling the tank.
This cycle can take three to four weeks until the bacteria population is high
enough to keep up with the waste products being released in the water, and
during this time fish can get stressed as some waste will hit very high levels
before being broken down. After the tank has cycled, new fish may be added but
again only in small amounts with a three to four week waiting period in-between
as the bacteria must catch up again with the higher amount of waste in the water.
But what happens if too many fish are added at once and the bacteria cannot
keep up? The waste will increase to dangerous levels, overly stressing the fish
and causing sickness or even death. But BIO-Spira by Marineland gives
aquarium owners the instant gratification of adding all the fish that the tank can
hold all at once. It is the only product on the market that contains all the real,
living bacteria that will reduce waste products right away!
An Outstanding Innovation
In the 1990’s, it was proven that the bacteria that had been for sale in pet stores
for years to help tanks get their cycle started was not the bacteria actually found
in fish tanks. Even if this bacteria was used, aquarium owners still could not add
too many fish at once to their tank, although this “bacteria” did help a little as it
came with nutrients that the real bacteria could use to grow. But once research
proved that products being sold were not the real bacteria, the search was on to
find the real ones and that took several years for Marineland to accomplish. Now
the real bacteria found in BIO-Spira is available for both freshwater and saltwater
tanks so no one has to take their time to add fish to their aquarium anymore.
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Time is on Our Side
BIO-Spira actually contains two types of bacteria. One type breaks down
ammonia, which is the very toxic part of fish waste, into nitrites. Another type of
bacteria breaks the nitrites down into nitrates which are still toxic but not as much
as nitrites or ammonia. In a new tank, ammonia can reach a dangerous level
within days after introducing the fish. This is why, before BIO-Spira, only a small
amount of fish could be added at first, and then no more fish could be added for
three to four weeks. Aquarium owners had to be patient people! But with BIOSpira, time is not a problem as this product’s bacteria will break down ammonia
(and the nitrites produced from this) within twenty four hours. No more waiting!
Getting Too Much of a Good Thing
Because bacteria in the aquarium need to feed on ammonia and nitrites, BIOSpira should be added when the fish are added to the aquarium, and not before.
The tank’s water should have a water conditioner, such as BIO-Safe, added first
because BIO-Spira is alive and can be killed off by chlorine and other chemicals
in tap water just like fish. It is also best to keep BIO-Spira in the refrigerator
before use as this will keep the bacteria alive longer. BIO-Spira for freshwater
comes in two sizes, with the small one treating up to 30 gallons of water, and the
large size treating 90 gallons. Saltwater BIO-Spira comes in one size that treats
up to 55 gallons. BIO-Spira cannot be overdosed, so adding extra will not hurt
the fish, and it is a good idea especially in new tanks.
There is No Substitute
BIO-Spira is not only a great product to use in new tanks, but for tanks that are
months or years old that need more bacteria added due to some change that will
effect the bacteria population already in the tank. This can include adding new
fish, especially if a lot of new fish are being added (although never go above the
tank’s capacity), a large water change due to a move or other factor, getting a
new filter, or treating the tank with medication that kills both bad and good
bacteria. With this product, fish will never be stressed by high levels of ammonia
or nitrite which means less disease and fish loss. And BIO-Spira is the only
product on the market with the real bacteria!
© 2004 NexPet Inc.
We recommend Marineland Products
© 2004 NexPet Inc.
We recommend Marineland Products