{"product_id":"brightwell-microbacter-quikcycl-nitrifying-bacteria","title":"Brightwell MicroBacter QuikCycl Nitrifying Bacteria","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeveloped for expert use, this formula promotes fishless cycling and helps build robust nitrifying bacteria colonies in both freshwater and marine aquariums. It ensures a healthier environment by efficiently establishing essential bacteria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eREAD ALL BEFORE BEGINNING!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaution: Contains Ammonia, Keep out of reach of children. Not for human consumption. If swallowed, contact a poison control center immediately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eNOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS DESIGNED FOR FISHLESS CYCLING. DO NOT EVER PUT INTO AN AQUARIUM containing LIVE FISH, PLANTS, OR INVERTEBRATES.\u003c\/u\u003e ADD ANIMALS AFTER CYCLING IS COMPLETE!!! This product alone will not cycle an aquarium, it simply provides the nutrients. You must use a good quality bacterial culture to establish the bacteria bed in the aquarium. We highly recommend Brightwell MicrōBacter Start XLM or MicrōBacter Start XLF as appropriate for your aquarium. This product may also be used with MicrōBacter\u003csup\u003eCLEAN\u003c\/sup\u003e to cycle a marine aquarium, but the cycle may not be as fast as using the MicrōBacter Start.  DO NOT OVERDOSE, EVER! Be patient, your animals lives are at stake!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou must use test kits to measure pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate to complete cycling on an aquarium. If you attempt to cycle the tank without proper testing, you are asking for disaster and will likely kill your fish. Brightwell is not responsible for indescriminate use of this product! We recommend that you read up on aquarium cycling so that you know what it is all about. Please also consult our website at www.brightwellaquatics.com for more information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis product requires simultaneous use with a LIVE BACTERIAL CULTURE: Bacteria products for aquarium use vary widely in characteristics, strength and overall design. The results you get will be quite different if you use an inferior bacteria culture or one that is out of date or has been stored incorrectly and at harmful temperatures. Nitrifying bacteria is damaged by heat and outright killed by freezing, so care must be taken to preserve its efficacy. If the bacterial product you use is dead, then this whole process will not work! Brightwell highly recommends that you use either MicrōBacter Start XLM, or MicrōBacter Start XLF depending on whether you are starting a marine aquarium or a freshwater aquarium. For freshwater, a more economical choice can be made to use either FlorinBacter One, FlorinBacter or FlorinBacter7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInstructions \u0026amp; Guidelines\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eInstructions to quickly cycle new aquarium without fish:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 1:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote:  DO NOT USE CARBON, GFO or other phosphate removers until cycling is complete and 30 more days has passed!  If you do, you will slow the cycle!\u003cbr\u003ea) Turn off skimmer, UV and remove fine filtration such as socks, make sure aquarium has sufficient filtration surface area, such as provided by Brightwell Xport\u003csub\u003eTM\u003c\/sub\u003e world class bacterial filtration medium or Micrōbacter Lattice\u003csub\u003eTM\u003c\/sub\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eb) You must use a good dechlorinator first, such as Brightwell Erāse to remove chloramine and chlorine!\u003cbr\u003ec) Prepare water and adjust pH, alkalinity, and temperature\u003cbr\u003ed) Add full dose of QuikCycl\u003csub\u003eTM\u003c\/sub\u003e at 4 drops per gallon or 1 ml per 5 gallons of tank capacity\u003cbr\u003ee) Measure Ammonia which should be between 1 and 2 ppm total ammonia, which is ammonia plus ammonium (NH\u003csub\u003e3\u003c\/sub\u003e and NH\u003csub\u003e4\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003csup\u003e+\u003c\/sup\u003e). Do not add more to get the proper reading either today or throughout the days that follow. This is because the bacteria will quickly begin to use up the ammonia, and even though added, it will may not show up on your tests.\u003cbr\u003ef) Add MicrōBacter Start XLM, or MicrōBacter Start XLF as appropriate for your aquarium, as directed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 2: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite and record values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 3: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite and record values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 4: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite. If either Ammonia or Nitrite are over .25 ppm, then you can add more bacteria, if desired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 5: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite and record values\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 6: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite. If either Ammonia or Nitrite are over .25 ppm, then you can add more bacteria, if desired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 7: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite. \u003cu\u003eIf using MicrōBacter Start XLM, MicrōBacter Start XLF and your Ammonia and Nitrite show zero, then measure Nitrate. If Nitrate is showing .25 ppm or higher, then your aquarium is cycled.\u003c\/u\u003e If using any other bacteria, then go to Day 8.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 8: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite and record values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Day 9 and subsequent days: Measure pH, Ammonia and Nitrite. If Ammonia + Nitrite value is zero, then measure nitrate and if there is a reading of Nitrate at .25 ppm or higher, then the aquarium is cycled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eAt conclusion of cycling,\u003c\/u\u003e perform a 25% water change and begin adding hardy animals, SLOWLY. Restart UV, skimmer and filtration. \u003cu\u003eGo Slow!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brightwell Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"60ml","offer_id":55674418561403,"sku":"BACQC60","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/6387\/6487\/files\/QuickCycl.jpg?v=1754996425","url":"https:\/\/charterhouse-aquatics.com\/products\/brightwell-microbacter-quikcycl-nitrifying-bacteria","provider":"Charterhouse Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}