Seachem Stability - For Freshwater and Marine Aquariums 250ml

I'm a huge fan of Seachem products, and Stability does not disappoint. I recently purchased a new, larger aquarium to transfer all of the inhabitants of an existing tank into. I bought this bottle of Stability to help ensure that my new reef tank setup did not have a spike in ammonia, nitrites, or nitrates during the transition. I'm not sure if I would have experienced a mini cycle with all of the live rock that was also moved over, but the use of Stability gave me peace of mind. Highly recommend this product whenever a change could potentially impact the nitrogen-fixing capability of the aquarium (e.g., adding new inhabitants). As per usual, Amazon had a competitive price on the product and shipping through Prime was speedy.

Did it's job and got my tank cycled quickly.

Works great

If you are a fishkeeper of any time youve likely learned the nitrogen cycle. The health of your fish and plants depend upon it. Please research the niteogen cycle before you attempt to keep aquariums if tou want your fish to remain as healthy as possible.You need certain types of bacteria growth to convert harmful chemical wastes created by your fish and feedings. Till your filters and surfaces in your tank develop those bacteria colonies, you cant keep many fish as their own waste is poisonous to them and others. In a new tank without this bacteria, it can take several weeks to develop well enough to fully stock your tank without your fish dying.Stability is loaded with the types of beneficial bacteria your filters and surfaces need to season your tank and begin adding fish. With doses of stability in your filter medium and water, you dont have to wait weeks for the water to grow these bacteria. The stability product kick starts new tanks or refreshes older ones that may have had the bacteria depleted by medications or overcleaning.Stability doesnt improve how many of given sizes and types of fish you can keep. You still need to stick to not overstocking your tank. However, youll be able to get started quicker with Stability. The bottles Ive got from Amazon havent set around warehouses for months as they sometimesvhave at pet shops. Only buy what youll use within a month or so to be sure the bacteria you receive are alive and well. Dont heavily overdose the recomendations.Ive used Stability on my tanks for years to start new ones up and to help refresh bacteria colonies in tanks I jad medicated or completely cleaned out. Its always worked for me to add several fish within a day or two of tank setup.Perhaps a bit expensive but works great.

Item as described!

With no shortage of Biological water treatments available - I've never really relied on them.The reason being is there's really no true shortcut to a fully cycled aquarium - you have to wait and let nature take it's course. In the past I've tried products like Cycle by Nutrafin and Easy start by Tetra but in most cases these products were used in setting up fast quarantine and hospital tanks.Most of these products -want you to use them continuously which doesn't make sense to me.If you have a fully cycled tank why would keep adding new strains of bacteria to already established water? Well, I think because some manufacturers want you too keep coming back for more and the price of admission isn't cheap.Cycle at around $22 for 16 ounces encourages you to dose your tank with 5 ml for every ten gallons once a week - and 10 ml for every ten gallons during water changes.Nonsense.This brings me to "Stability" by Seachem (one of my favorite companies)But being partial to them and their product line doesn't mean I don't question or research as best I can when trying something new.That said, I'm nursing a new 55, a 40 and 125. I had a bottle of Stability which I had bought on a what the heck basis - the 55 has fish in it, I seeded the filter but still had serious ammonia spikes.Seachem claims that the bacteria used in competitive products are inherently unstable. And for the bacteria to survive it must live in the exact temperature, PH and other water parameters in which it was raised and colonized.This makes perfect sense.When you add this bacteria to your aquarium, it survives for a brief while - but then crashes and dies.Stability on the other hand, has bacteria that can survive in almost any kind of water - fresh and salt and virtually any type of water conditions.Seachem states the strain took a decade to develop. What sets it further apart from the competition is that it contains nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria which isn't the case for any other product of it's kind.Seachem also states - other bacterial supplements form toxic hydrogen sulfide - something that can never happen with Stability.With this said, I've dosed the 55 and 40 according to the directions which are 5 ml per 10 gallons on the first dose and a follow up of 5 ml per 20 gallons for 7 days.What I've noticed - and noticed quickly, is that my water is clearly more stabilized. Currently I show no ammonia on the API test or Seachem Ammonia Alert meter - it's been five days since the last dose and all of my readings are in the safe zone.I don't use it for water changes - but having experienced the problems of adding fish to a non or partially cycled tank, I have not so fond memories of daily 50% -80% water changes for weeks..ugh.Where Stability shines is in helping you protect your fish and stabilize the water, especially in keeping the primary fish killer - ammonia in check.So for specific applications Stability is an excellent product. It's harmless to fish and appears to deliver on it's promise. But as a weekly or even monthly addition to established tank maintenance I wouldn't suggest it.To their Credit, Seachem says you can use it as an on going additive - but unlike other products they don't make it sound like you have to.

Great for starting your tank or for a water change, highly recommended