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Your cart is empty.This kit contains Quikcycl MicroBacter Start XLM and MicroBacter Clean You will use them in that order Please read each label This kit contains live bacteria Do not use other bacteria simultaneously It is recommended that you do not use live sand or dry artificial rock that has been seeded with bacteria There are no dry bacteria that are beneficial to cycling and they will interfere with the bacteria in this kit Other bacteria products may interfere also This kit is primarily designed to be used with dry aragonite or artificial unseeded live rock or Marco rock Plain sand will work better than so called “live sand ” which may have been seeded with species not conducive (and maybe even destructive) to cycling Real live rock from the ocean or even already cycled live rock from a store or another aquarium is OK to use These should assist the cycle What you will need Besides this kit you will also need a good dechlorinator such as Brightwell Erase-Cl and a good set of test kits for ammonia nitrite and nitrate Do not attempt cycling without test kits Do not introduce any live animals until cycling is complete
Mike
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2022
Setting up my 3rd mixed reef, a 30 gal AIO with this. 6 days of "cycling" per instructions and the ammonia still won't budge. No nitrite has ever registered to show any movement in the cycle. Using DI with 0 TDS and reef crystal, dry sand and dry rock as instructed. I swear by Brightwell MB7 & BioFuel but this Start bacteria is trash. I don't know if the temp got it in shipping but it simply doesn't work. Now I have a tank full of Bacteria that I'm gonna have to figure out what to do with before I add a product that works like Fritz.
Rashid Iqbal Bhatti
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on August 15, 2022
Despite being a bio additive product the package was delivered using non temperature controlled service.On receipt the box was hot as coal i am not sure if the nitrifying bacteria is alive anymore or not.
Amy Goff
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022
I bought this kit and used it exactly as described in the directions. I normally just use cecum stability and I feed the tank to cycle. Decided to try this as I’ve heard it is really great. Follow the instructions and put everything in as it called for and it took over a month for my tank to cycle. I was really disappointed and then the end ended up doing a water change and cycling it the way I normally do. However I do like the micro factor clean
MR M J PHILLIPS
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2022
So this product works pretty much as I expected it to. Slowly. I’m in no rush. Used all non seeded rock and sand. Everything clean and let it run for a week prior to dosing ammonia and bacteria. Its working but slowly. I suspect as it is live bacteria some may have been killed during transit. Delivery from America to uk. Good price tho. Just not the 7 days advertised. But that was expected.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2021
It’s been 19 days since i’ve started my cycle and my ammonia hit 0 in exactly 2 weeks now my nitrite is stuck at 0.5 ppm from the last 4 days. which is great I dont mind waiting my problem is the false claims this product says. It looks like it’s works but not nearly as fast as it claims :(
Paul Mainhardt
Reviewed in Australia on August 2, 2021
I have followed all the instructions but it’s now day #7 and ammonia is still 1 PPM and nitrites are still 0.It’s obvious that the tank is far from cycled, and either the claims of a 7 day cycle are false or the bacteria was killed in the transportation.Either way very disappointed.
Bill
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2021
Its a shame . I don't know really whats going on . I love the MicroBacter clean . been using 6 months now. 25 year hobbiest . I do have less alge in the tank I'm using it in . I would say it does work . my problem was everyone was sold out of the Clean . I had to buy a hold new startup box set just to get it .
Michel F
Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2021
J’ai reçu le produit mais la boîte était ouverte et l’emballage intérieur des produits n’était pas optimal. De plus pour ce qui est du prix, il est mieux d’acheter les produits séparément. J’avais bien lu le descriptif mais celui-ci n’était pas si clair que ça
diymarket
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021
Nice live rock
Daniel
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021
Well, I'm on day 7 and nitrites are 0. Which is great. Except that my nitrates are also 0 and my ammonia is still 2PPM.Followed the directions exactly; dry rock, dead sand, no skimmers or socks - right dosage. RODI water at 0tds. I might have gotten a "bad batch" I guess but based on my experience this product doesn't work - and if it does; it doesn't work as advertised. Ill be buying a different brand of bacteria to give that a try.
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