Duff0712 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hey guys, I am curious about the GlassGarten Bacter AE product. I have seen/read that a lot of people on here use it. As far as I understand, its main use is to increase the production of biofilm in the tank right? I was looking at the ingredient list and trying to compare it to something I already have (this product that I was adding to some homemade food). Do you think that this could be used in its place? Also, I would love for someone to sell me on why I should use it in the first place. Uses/benefits, etc would be awesome. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Following this thread. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Following this thread. :-) If no one knows if what I already have is usable, I might just try dosing it in the tank I set up a couple days ago to see the results. Experimenting is fun and I'd feel safer doing it on a new tank then established. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I don't think it's same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I don't think it's same thing. Oh I know it isn't the exact same thing. Mainly just curious if it will be close to or can be used the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElevateShrimp Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Technically this is gut bacteria designed for mammalian animal tract, my guess is that those bacterium are resistant to extremely low pH (like pH 2). While BacterAE is designed for waterborne bacterium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 No idea about the comparing, sadly. However, I can tell you first hand that Bacter promotes huge biofilm growth. I recently finished a few tanks with and without to do this test, I'll use Bacter in every tank from now on. I had huge blobs on everything, and my shrimp went bananas. They feasted for weeks. I'll check my pics to see if I can show you. Duff0712 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maylee Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I'd love to see pics of what dosing Bacter AE looks like for you guys. Bacter AE was one of the very first shrimp products I bought but I've never noticed any visible biofilm from using it. Aside from the little specks that land everywhere. The way everyone else describes it, I expected a slimy looking substance on surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Sadly I didn't catch the slime it seems, or at least not on this camera =( I'll be starting another tank next week, and will make sure to document the growth with photos. Using Bacter while cycling the tank, I had the clearish slime on just about every surface, which the shrimp LOVED once they were added. I did see that it seemed to work better in the higher cycling temps, but I can't say for sure without further testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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