MicroBacter7 - Bacteria & Water Conditioner for Fish Tank or Aquarium, Populates Biological Filter Media for Saltwater and Freshwater Fish

I purchased this product yesterday and placed it in my fish tank according to the instructions. The next day, I discovered this! Is it possible for me to get a refund for my fish?.

Francisco Juarez

| Feb 13, 2021

I tried everything I could to help them, including performing drastic water changes every other day, using filter additives, and other products, but nothing seemed to work, and they continued to perish. Within one day of using it, I could tell a significant difference. The water began to clear up, and the fish appeared to be less distressed. My neon tetras, who had been gasping for air and swimming sideways on the first day of dosing, were swimming normally again on the second day! I had lost most of the school over the previous week and assumed they were all gone, but they returned, and it's now day four and I haven't lost another fish! All of them are swimming normally now, the water is much clearer, and my light shines brightly through the tank! I can't say enough about how much I like this product. It literally saved my fish's lives while also assisting me emotionally as I felt terrible about losing so many. I bought a large bottle and will continue to dosing every day for the next two weeks, then once a week for the rest of my fish keeping days. I'm so sold on this product that if they have stock, I'll buy as many shares as I can afford.

Amelie Frey

| Mar 07, 2021

My LFS had recommended this to me. This was $20 from the store when I bought it a year ago. Now that I need to cycle a new tank, I went back to Amazon because it's a lot less expensive. It was promptly delivered and has a two-year shelf life. This is an excellent way to get a new tank started cycling. This appeals to me more than seachem stability because it appears to work better.

Jasiah Taylor

| Apr 12, 2021

Reduced nitrates from over 160 to zero in a few months using aggressive (50%) weekly water changes and an oversized skimmer. This was the ideal recipe for rapid nutrient reduction in the event of a dinoflagellates outbreak, and it happened. For 5 days, I mixed a capful with 2 cups of tank water and placed it in the sump/display of my 30g/10g. Turned off the skimmer for 4 hours per the instructions, didn't turn on the lights for the first two days, and fed daily instead of every third day as I had been. In just three days, the dinosaur outbreak was completely eradicated! I know it's not specifically marketed for this or cleaning, and I've never been a big believer in bacteria dosing, especially in an aquarium like mine, which has been running (albeit neglected) for over a decade, started with REAL Fiji live rock (back when they were importing and it was affordable), and has had enough new coral additions to add bacteria diversity, BUT this appears to actually do something noticeable for me.

Chandler PARKIN

| Mar 26, 2021

So, over the course of a week, I used nearly the entire 250 ml bottle on a 10-gallon tank. The tank serves as a quarantine for a newly arrived filefish, which is only an inch long. I'm getting readings of ammonia in the range of 25- On the api kit, there is a value of 5 for nitrite and a value of 0 for nitrate. I took a sample of water from my well-seasoned main display tank to compare, and I can now see what zero looks like, and ammonia is still reading positive even after massive overdosing. There's even a warning on the bottle that you can't take too much. The fish is still alive, but doing 50% water changes every day is inconvenient and quite expensive with the salt. I wish this thing worked. I have a good amount of substrate in the tank, as well as a few small pieces of live rock from my other tank to help the beneficial bacteria grow. For what it's worth, I have adequate filtration. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone has any suggestions. I'm considering trying a competitor's product to see if it performs significantly better. Also, from god knows what inside this thing, I got a CRAZY algae bloom like no other.

Lauren BROOKES

| Jun 29, 2021

This is a fantastic system. My nitrate levels were well over 20 ppm, so I combined it with Brightwell Aquatics Reef Biofuel and Algone water clarifier and nitrate remover, and the results were incredible. I had previously only used Reef Biofuel and Algone, but I decided to try this product out as well, and it was a success. My nitrates dropped to zero within a week and a half to two weeks, not near zero, but actually zero! All of these products should be used in tandem, in my opinion. I've had no issues, no negative reactions, and nothing in my aquarium has died as a result of combining them. It was used in a 180 gallon reef aquarium with a variety of corals, invertebrates, and reef-safe fish. Everything is healthy, happy, and beautiful in my house, including the water! I've been keeping reef aquariums for 20 years and this is by far the best combination! Please give it a try; you won't be disappointed!.

Rowan Jensen

| Aug 21, 2021

Tims to reduce nitrates and phosphates in an already cycled reef. I have a low maintenance mixed reef with acro (if you count my purple stylo and birds nest). I used carbon dosing via sugar to give this a little nudge. Because it's only the first day, the acans and lps have become a little more full. No deaths were reported after following the instructions and injecting half of the dose into the sump refugium and the other half into the DT's rock structure crevices. After an hour, there were no noticeable nitrate or phosphate changes, but nothing negative. I watched the BRS video on this and after a lengthy introduction, the topic came up to state from a Brightwell representative that this stuff is slow acting to ensure minimal risks to livestock. I take that to mean two weeks, but I'm trying to encourage bacteria growth on the bio media/substrate by carbon dosing only in the sump area.

Kassidy Woods

| Oct 28, 2021

This is a brand that I've been using for quite some time. Despite the fact that I do not own a microscope, I do own test kits. I can attest to the fact that it works to cycle a tank, whether fresh or marine, and that I use a small amount when cleaning substrate or moving rocks around. That will come in handy if you happen to disturb our bacteria pals. They don't like it when they're bothered.

Adalyn Melendez

| Sep 04, 2021