dosing bacteria in mature tank

[kwkeet 2]

Hi reefers, is it necessary to dose bacteria in a mature tank?

Edited September 11, 2020 by kwkeet

[Evolutionz 165]

It really depends, some think of it as snake oil while some swears by it. I personally hook up Microbelift special blend to my dosing pump and dose 5ml into my 170L tank everyday. It has helped me fight of dino/cyano without me doing anything else.

[kwkeet 2]

Thanks for advice bro.

[R0B 120]

There are certain strains of bacteria that don't enter our systems unless we purposefully place them there. So adding a spectrum of bacteria allows for that population to occur.

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[finind 10]

just bought marine pure gems, seachem stability and pristine to add biofilter in my nano sump 

[TigerRadler 2]

No harm to add


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[RyanL 1]

Microbe lift special blend is good

[JiaEn 32]

The rationale of adding bacteria products periodically is to minimize the chance of mono-culture. 

Given a aqarium condition, some bacteria may thrive and out-compete others. Thereby reducing bacterial diversity. Mono-culture system will have less capacity to overcome system fluctuations. If the aquarium condition become unfavorable to this strain,  then there is a good chance for cyano or dino to take over. 

As for if the bacteria products are any good,  that's a huge can of worms.