Biggen, how bout an update on this product
Sorry for the delayed response. Worked 80 hours last week at that Billfish tournament I talked about. Just know getting settled back down...
The results of the Bio-Spira proved interesting. As you know, all three one ounce packets came in warm. I put one packet in on Monday morning. Tested on Tuesday and there was no change in the nitrite (still at around 10
ppm). Then I put another packet in on Wednesday. When I checked the levels on Thursday the nitrite had fallen to around 5
ppm. By Friday it was at zero.
Now according to the product instructions, only one packet should have been needed since it was a 29 gallon tank. Also, the product was supposed to work in 24 hours so I shouldn't have had to use another packet anyway. However, since it came in warm, I figured that there must have been a die off of the bacteria in both packets but enough live bacteria existed to get the rest of the cycle going. Adding in the second packet, I can only guess, further helped the existing bacteria continue to work.
Now it is possible that the tank cycled on its own and the packets had no effect whatsoever. This is because my tank was in its 10th week and it was about time for it to cycle anyway. But I think it is too coincidental that the tank cycled the exact week the Bio-Spira came in.
In the end, I would definitely purchase this product again. I really do think it will revolutionize the hobby if
LFS will start carrying it. I am going to use it in my store tank if I see that the levels are getting near toxic levels.
If anyone has any questions or comments don't hesitate to contact me.