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Old 25-05-2011, 03:11 PM   #18
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20:02 - john ng: hi Mr Goh and Scott, welcome to Singapore.
20:02 - MicrobeLift: Hi John
20:02 - Alvin Koh: hi John
20:02 - MicrobeLiftScot: Thank you
20:03 - spencertan: Hello everyone(:
20:03 - MicrobeLift: Singapore is my home ground
20:03 - Alvin Koh: Hi spencertan
20:04 - spencertan: what is this event all about?
20:04 - john ng: Scott, what did you do or do you do, while you are in Florida?
20:05 - Alvin Koh: The live chat is about water management, filtration, etc
20:05 - MicrobeLiftScot:
I am a Sales MAnager and techinical support person for Ecological Labs,
the producer of Microbe-Lift. Things are so busy for us right now that I
am traveling all of the time for work

20:06 - spencertan: Is the live chat ongoing?
20:06 - BarraCuda™: Yes, I will post the first question to kick start
20:06 - MicrobeLift: Scott is here to attend to Aquarama show. Our booth No. is 710
20:07 - BarraCuda™: From ahsong, My LFS say powder BB is better than water BB, is this true? Do u hv powder BB?
20:07 - MicrobeLiftScot:
We do produce some powdered bacteria. While this may be good for
extended shelf life, liquid bacteia performs much better. The bacteria
in Microbe-lift Special Blend and Nite-Out II liquids are live and ready
to go to work. As soon as you add them to the the tank they begin building biofilms and processing waste

20:08 - kspkcm: Hello everyone.
20:08 - Alvin Koh: hi kspkcm
20:08 - MicrobeLiftScot: If your LFS tells you dry bacteria is better, they have not compared it to the effeciveness of Microbe-Lift liquids.
20:08 - MicrobeLift: some of the good bacteria exist only in liquid form.
20:09 - BarraCuda™: From ahsong, Why every time after I feed my rays Market Prawn got many bubbles on the surface? How to solve this problem?
20:09 - MicrobeLiftScot: The bubbling on the surface after feeding your rays prawn is most likely due to excess proteins in the water from the food
20:09 - D24: What are those power in the powered BB?
20:09 - MicrobeLiftScot: Special Blend bacteria when used regularly will break down proteins.
20:10 - spencertan:
I have a question, why will some things like bacteria bloom suddenly
occurs,even without you feeding your livestocks with e.g MP,aka market
prawns?

20:10 - MicrobeLiftScot: Bacteria feed on many things. There are bacteria that will feed on phosphate in the water and nitrogen from the air and bllom.
20:11 - Rein-Biotech Services: I'm in, sorry for being late
20:11 - MicrobeLiftScot: Different bacteria, different food sources. They may be getting what they need even if you arent adding food
20:11 - kspkcm:
Some companies produce different beneficial bacteria for freshwater and
marine aquariums. Do you also make different products for freshwater
and marine aquariums?

20:12 - MicrobeLiftScot: Our bacterias are grown to adapt to any water, fresh, brackish or salt. They grow slower in salt, but they work
20:12 - MicrobeLiftScot: We hear all of the time that this is not possible, yet we do it every day
20:12 - BarraCuda™: Can a carbon source(sugar, alcohol) rapidly increase the bacteria count?
20:13 - MicrobeLift: MirobeLift Special Blend and Nite Out II can be used for both fresh water and salt water tanks.
20:13 - john ng:
here's something I've always wondered... during water change, after
sucking up all the visible dirt, is it better to left the hose at the
top half or bottom half for the tank to remove water? does it matter?

20:13 - Alvin Koh: hi Rein, no worries. we just started
20:13 - MicrobeLiftScot: Producing bacteria for water quality improvemnet is our primary business
20:13 - WiNd.feNg: Wow, im on time!
20:13 - Alvin Koh: hi WiNg.feNg
20:14 - PBB: how is bacteria being kept alive in a bottle and how long is the shelf life of your product ?
20:14 - WiNd.feNg: hello all
20:14 - washywashy: The nitrosomonas in "Nite out", how do they survive in the bottle?
20:14 - MicrobeLiftScot:
WHen removing water during a water change it may be best to vary the
position in the tank, If you keepthe hose at the top you may miss the
heavyier elements

20:15 - MicrobeLift: Our bacteria has the longest shelf live >3 years
20:15 - MicrobeLiftScot: at the bottom, you will noy be removing excess proteins that form on the surface
20:15 - Mali:
Hi all, I would like to ask...adding salt to tank water will it help
for freshwater aquarium such as arowana and others of the like. Thank
you.

20:15 - Navy: Will BB in sump tank survive when doing water change? It takes bat an hour to drain & refill my tank (7x2.5x2.5)
20:15 - MicrobeLift: How it is kept that long is proprietary information
20:15 - PBB: thanks
20:16 - kspkcm:
For freshwater beneficial bacteria, I noticed that you have different
bacteria for aquariums and ponds. In what way are they different and
why?

20:16 - MicrobeLiftScot: Adding salt in low quantities is in my opinion beneficial for all fish. There are those who would disagree
20:16 - MicrobeLiftScot: as long as the bio media remains wet during the water change it should be fine
20:17 - Navy: Even if no air pump?
20:17 - MicrobeLift: The bacteria for aquarium and pond are culture with different process to suit different environmental application
20:17 - MicrobeLiftScot:
kspkcm - the bacteria for ponds and aquariums may contain the same
strains, but they are grown in a different nutrient better suited to
their eventual use

20:18 - MicrobeLift: The types of microbes used are quite similar
20:18 - Cow36: Hi all, Good evening Is it harmful to have the ohf filtration expose to direct sunlight for a couple of hours?
20:18 - kspkcm: Thanks
20:18 - Alvin Koh: Reminder: Chat message colors are deliberately surpressed for the live chat to provide emphasis to the guest speakers' message.
20:18 - MicrobeLiftScot: The pond PL would not be good to add to an aquarium under 100 gallons US. The nutrient level would be too high
20:19 - ric1797:
Hi. 1 silly question. Is there any sign from the tank water to tell us
is time to add bbs or we need to add whenever perform water change ?

20:19 - WiNd.feNg:
From my knowledge, I suppose liquid bacteria are actually living in a
broth solution, ie Lysogeny broth etc. Once they deplete the nutrients
in the broth, they die out for form cyst. So, my question is, are
bacteria in the MicrobeLift liquid solution actu

20:19 - MicrobeLiftScot: It is a good idea to add additional bacteria after a water change to replace what we call washout
20:20 - mihatah: hi guys,
20:20 - Alvin Koh: hi mihatah
20:20 - WiNd.feNg: soltion are actually dormant or alive, and if they are dormant, long it takes to activate them?
20:20 - MicrobeLiftScot:
Othe than that, the best thing is to follow dosage directions. If you
develop a problem or spill too much food in the water you can always add
additional bacteria

20:21 - MicrobeLift: You are right, if bacteria are awake, the nutrient in the bottle will finish very fast.
20:21 - MicrobeLiftScot: Our bacteria in Special Blend and Nite-Out II are live and begin working immediately
20:21 - washywashy: Is it a must to use these 2 products together?
20:21 - MicrobeLift: In MicrobeLift, the bacteria are in hybernation state when the bottle is not opened
20:21 - washywashy: It's said that it would best to use Special blend first followed by nite out
20:22 - ric1797: So am i right to say, add bbs to according to water volume rather than the amount of water change ? Many Thanks.
20:22 - spencertan:
May i ask a question? Like,ok i know frequent water changes are
essential for the growth of the fish like aro with the tlc they
deserve,but how do you ensure that the water parameters will be the same
after water change? do you have any products that do s

20:22 - MicrobeLiftScot: It is actually best to add them together.
20:22 - MicrobeLift: Yes ric1797
20:23 - washywashy: So these 2 products contain 2 different types of bacteria meant for different functions?
20:23 - MicrobeLiftScot: You cant really overdose with our bacteria, so it is best to add based on total water volume
20:23 - MicrobeLift: Nitrosomonas and nitrobacters are also found in Special Blend, but in much less quantity
20:23 - Alvin Koh: <i>spencer</i>, you may wish to split your question into 2 lines, There is a submission limit of about 250 characters
20:24 - kspkcm:
Also understand that you have a bacterial balancer for arowanas. What
is the difference? Why are there is so many different types of
beneficial bacteria?

20:24 - MicrobeLiftScot:
Yes the two products are different. Special Blend is waste degraders
and denitrifiers, This is the best product to add for ongoing overall
water quality improvement

20:24 - spencertan: erm i finished my sentence,so can answer liao
20:24 - MicrobeLiftScot: Nite-Out II is Nitrifying bacteria for processing ammonia to nitrite then nitrate
20:25 - MicrobeLiftScot: the two are meant to be used together for a complete balanced bio filter system
20:25 - mihatah: hi everyone. Scot, as some like to frequent wash, like twice a week, will too often dosage have any harm?
20:26 - juvenn: In my case, I did water change every 3 day , adding the Bac will it help ? Will the chlorine destroy the Bac ?
20:26 - BarraCuda™: Does special blend break down/dissolve solid waste?
20:26 - Rein-Biotech Services: hi spencer, what water parameters are you referring to?
20:26 - MicrobeLiftScot:
In order to ensure that water parameters remain the same before and
after water changes the best thing is probably to do more frequent
smaller changes. However, using water conditioners and pH
adjusters/buffers and bacteria, will help you

20:26 - MicrobeLift: With MicrobeLift, you can extend the period of water change as the water is better quality
20:27 - MicrobeLiftScot: stay as close as possible before and after the change
20:27 - spencertan: Hi rein, water parameters such as ph level, nitrate level, etc.
20:27 - MicrobeLiftScot: Special Blend breaks down organic solids. iT CONSUMES FATS, GREASE, GLYCEROL AND PROTEIN
20:28 - MicrobeLiftScot: sorry about the caps
20:28 - MicrobeLift: Microlift can without low level of chlorin
20:28 - ric1797: Sorry to ask. If we use both for our new tank, will it shorten the cycle process and mature new media ?
20:28 - MicrobeLiftScot: It is best to remove the chlorine first
20:28 - MicrobeLiftScot: Yes!
20:29 - MicrobeLiftScot: Using Special Blend and Nite-Out II when you first add fish will dramatically shorten the cycling time
20:29 - BarraCuda™: Can we expect a significiant drop in nitrate if we dose special blend?
20:29 - D24:
kspkcm: Also understand that you have a bacterial balancer for
arowanas. What is the difference? Why are there is so many different
types of beneficial bacteria?

20:30 - MicrobeLiftScot:
We have data from an independent lab that showed freshwater tanks set
up new and loaded with fish cycled all the way through to nitrate in as
little as 4 hours

20:30 - MicrobeLiftScot: That was faster than we were promoting
20:30 - ric1797: Thanks.
20:30 - MicrobeLiftScot: saltwater takes longer to cycle, about 14 hours
20:31 - Alvin Koh: That's still incredible compared to a month long cycle.
20:31 - MicrobeLift: Yes
20:31 - MicrobeLiftScot: You can expect a significant drop in nitrate level after adding SB as long as you have an anoxic or anaerobic zone in the tank
20:32 - MicrobeLift: MicrobeLift BB has that special capability\
20:32 - MicrobeLiftScot: that can be a deep gravel or sand bed, or lots of bio media in a very low flow area of the tank or filter
20:33 - BarraCuda™: What would be the best method for inoculating new media?
20:33 - MicrobeLiftScot:
Bacterial Balancer is a different product all together. This is a spore
based bacteria, not live in the bottle. It's job is provide additional
support to the water quality

20:33 - MicrobeLift: gel inoculant
20:33 - MicrobeLiftScot: we think of it as a supplement to Special Blend
20:34 - MicrobeLiftScot:
The Bacterial Balancer is better at tying up phosphate, so in addition
to the nitrate removal ability of SB they make a powerful natural algae
control team

20:35 - BarraCuda™:
From davieboy, I am using XTreme. Many water conditioners claim to
remove ammonia, detoxifies nitrites. How does the product actually
works?

20:36 - MicrobeLiftScot:
To inoculate new media just add the bacteria and let it colonize. we do
make a product called Gel Filter Cartridge Inoculant that sticks right
to the media and conditions it a little faster

20:37 - MicrobeLiftScot:
The Xtreme contains a pattented molecule called Chloram-X. This
molecule binds to ammonia instantly and permanantly converting it to a
new organic compound that is non toxic that can be broken down by the
bacteria in the tank

20:38 - MicrobeLiftScot:
nitrite removal is done by a similar process. Ammonia removal rates are
much greater than nitrite or nitrate removal at this time

20:38 - BarraCuda™: From davieboy, XTreme claims that it boosts alkalinity. Will this adjust the pH. If yes, by how much. If no, why?
20:39 - MicrobeLiftScot: That was probably a poor choice of words by marketing. It should say "Helps stabilize pH"
20:40 - MicrobeLiftScot: The amount of alkalinty boosting is so minor you probably wouldnt notice it when testing your aquarium
20:40 - BarraCuda™:
From davieboy, After adding XTreme, a lot of bubbles formed on the
surface of my tank. However, they break up easily. May I know what is
the cause of this? Can you please explain why this happens?

20:40 - MicrobeLiftScot:
the KH is also very important to the function of nitrifying bacteria,
so adding a little carbonate booster helps keep them working properly

20:42 - MicrobeLiftScot: The bubbles in this case are due to one of the ingredients. It is harmless and as you noted, disapates easily.
20:42 - BarraCuda™: From davieboy, What does it mean by “adds a multi-part skin-slime replacer”?
20:43 - MicrobeLiftScot: Ther are many methods of helping to replace the slime coat
20:44 - MicrobeLiftScot:
we use a combination of methods (multi-Part) to safely stimulate the
natural production of slime coat essential to a fishes health

20:44 - haya23busa:
hi, scot : The pH in our local water source is always about 8 to 9. How
can I reduce and stabilise it at 6.5. Do you have any product that can
do this?

20:44 - MicrobeLiftScot: We do have products to lower and stabilize pH
20:45 - MicrobeLift: ReinBiotech has stock for both products
20:45 - MicrobeLiftScot:
The first thing to determine is what the pH settles at after it has
been sitting for a few hours. Most water that comes out of the tap at
high pH has a tendancy to drop some on its own

20:46 - BarraCuda™: What is the end product after using Gravel &amp; Substrate Cleaner, nitrate? can it eliminate sludge physically?
20:46 - MicrobeLiftScot: I would then recommend using the Aqua Acid Buffer to convert excess carbonate to carbon dioxide driopping the pH
20:47 - MicrobeLift: Most of the organic matters in the sludge will be degraded into CO2, H2O and N2
20:47 - MicrobeLiftScot:
If additional adjustment is needed we also make a pH Decreaser, but I
prefer the Aqua Acid Buffer. This is agreat product for use with live
plants as well
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