Aquaforest probiotic method

[squamishbc]

I am glad I found this thread. I saw this companies salt on Amazon but had never heard of them so wasn't sure, but seems like a good deal and with Amazon's free shipping makes it pretty much a win.

[Jordon]

I think i'll start with a 10% water change to "test the waters" and then bump up to 25% then 50% in the next few weeks to flush the system.

Thanks for the input guys!

[intarsiabox]

Since I started using the Bio Pro S and NP Pro two weeks ago I have been getting a fluffy type of hair algae all over my tank. Nothing else is being added to the tank except Fozdown and weekly 15% water changes. Should I just stop using these products altogether or continue dosing to see if things get better over time? It's been pretty frustrating going from an algae free tank to having to brush off the rocks every two days.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by dcw1sfu

Careful with doing really large water changes with the probiotic reef salt as it may cause a bacterial bloom. You won't get this with the regular reef salt.

I started off with my usual weekly 13% water changes and then I did back to back 30% and 50% water changes one day after the other only a few weeks into using the new salt. I didn't see any bacteria bloom, but it's definitely possible.

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

Since I started using the Bio Pro S and NP Pro two weeks ago I have been getting a fluffy type of hair algae all over my tank. Nothing else is being added to the tank except Fozdown and weekly 15% water changes. Should I just stop using these products altogether or continue dosing to see if things get better over time? It's been pretty frustrating going from an algae free tank to having to brush off the rocks every two days.

Have you tried contacting Aquaforest? They have a Facebook group that's very active in answering specific questions. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1490485151247025/

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by Myka

Have you tried contacting Aquaforest? They have a Facebook group that's very active in answering specific questions. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1490485151247025/

I asked about product availability in Canada on both their Facebook page and website and just got ignored. I can try again to see if anyone answers this question.

[intarsiabox]

Looks like they have more than one Facebook group. The one I went on before you could message AF directly. Maybe this one will be better.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

I asked about product availability in Canada on both their Facebook page and website and just got ignored. I can try again to see if anyone answers this question.

Probably because there isn't much following in Canada yet, and no one knew the answer. Right now Amazon is the only Canadian retailer of Aquaforest. I can't see any LFS wanting to carry it because the pricing/shipping on Amazon is too aggressive for LFS to compete.

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

Looks like they have more than one Facebook group. The one I went on before you could message AF directly. Maybe this one will be better.

I don't know about that - I don't go on FB much. The link I gave you is the link that was provided to me. Maybe you were on the Aquaforest Page rather than the Aquaforest Group?