Hello. I am trying to grow dead rock in to live rock. I seeded the dead rock with aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to speed it up. In 10 days I was able to break down all the ammonia and some of the nitrite. I am left with a rock that makes Nitrate like bioballs.
I was just told that True Live Rock has 3 bacterias.
Can I buy the bacteria to break down nitrate in to nitrogen in a bottle to seed the new growing live rock? Or does this only happen over time. I was pretty impressed to see all the ammonia vanish in 10 days. Nitrite was still high but dropping. Nitrate was not dropping at all!
I also have the seeds and eggs for the living creatures. I didn't add them in yet. I was going to wait until the cycle completed. Do I need them to complete the cycle. I think they are little worms, shrimp planton, some other living creatures and fungus looking stuff that I think grows pretty algee.
Please advise.
Thank you.
Dan
I was just told that True Live Rock has 3 bacterias.
Can I buy the bacteria to break down nitrate in to nitrogen in a bottle to seed the new growing live rock? Or does this only happen over time. I was pretty impressed to see all the ammonia vanish in 10 days. Nitrite was still high but dropping. Nitrate was not dropping at all!
I also have the seeds and eggs for the living creatures. I didn't add them in yet. I was going to wait until the cycle completed. Do I need them to complete the cycle. I think they are little worms, shrimp planton, some other living creatures and fungus looking stuff that I think grows pretty algee.
Please advise.
Thank you.
Dan