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Imagitarium Biological Booster, 4oz
Description
The Imagitarium Biological Booster kick-starts the nitrogen cycle, an essential step in guaranteeing your aquarium is a suitable habitat for your fish. Beneficial bacteria rapidly digest waste, keeping your pets habitat in proper working order.
- - Biological Booster from Imagitarium
- - Biologically assists the nitrogen cycle
- - Promotes a clean, clear, healthy aquarium
- - For fresh and saltwater systems
Specifications
| SKU | 2728417 |
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| Primary Brand | Imagitarium |
| Days to Ship | Ships Next Business Day |
Additional Features
| Personalized Item flag | No |
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Item Dimensions
| Volume | 4 FZ |
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Greenthumb17
5 years ago
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Sassy Chasy
6 years ago
Just did a total tank redo and added this to the water. All 8 chichlets died. Th...
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Questions
I have a new 20 gallon tank setup and currently in the process of 1st cycle. Its a “fish-in” cycle with fish and plants.I added this as recommended when filling my water and want to know how often should I continue using? Will this affect/hinder my cycle?
- Hi Ejhamp27, Good day! Please see our expert's verbatim response. Will not hinder the cycle. Depending on how many fish they have added, they can safely add 5ml (1 tsp) per 10 gallons daily for the first three days. I recommend feeding lightly for the first week and monitor ammonia, nitrite and nitrate with Imagitarium test kits. Ammonia, nitrite should stay in check but if they do rise, they can use Imagitarium Ammonia Remover to detoxify or perform partial water changes to dilute. I stress to avoid overfeeding during the first few weeks. Thanks,
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Is it ok to add this every other day for the first week? I see where some folks say it didn't work using it only once a week. When do I stop using it? Thanks.
- Hi Fishface Nick, Good day! The dosage for the Biological Booster can be increased, especially if the aquarium has a larger bioload (more fish). There is no real danger of overdosing, the bacteria will simply adapt their population to what is needed in that particular system. Although not necessary, you can use can use indefinitely on a bi-weekly basis to ensure a healthy population is always present. This will result in a cleaner/healthier environment that will require less maintenance. Thanks
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Can I use this in a fish-less cycle?
- Hi wishswish, Yes, the product will help assist in nitrification. Thanks,
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any knowledge on something I can get to help algea growth in my turtle tank? also have a big comet fish in there as well. I can't seem to find a product
- Hi _Eva, We suggest that you visit your local PCC ( Petco store ) and speak with an aquatics specialist. There are several products that target algae. You can also consult about other concerns, Thanks.
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I double dose (8 tsp versus 4 tsp) my new 40 gallon tank and the water has gotten extremely cloudy. Will the cloudy water turn to clear, or should I remove the cloudy water and fill to 40 gallon tank with new water?
- Sounds like a bacterial bloom, I recommend checking out aquarium coop videos on YouTube for more help.
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can i add this while the fish are inside the tank??
- Hi troza, Yes, you can add this with fish in the tank. Thanks,
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The booster says add 5 ml for every 10 gallon, so when changing water if I have 10 gallon of water I should only add 5 ml and NOT 25ml or 30 ml even my tank is a 55 gallon tank? ( I am only changing 10 gallon of aquarium water ).
- Hi Winter143, In this situation, treating the volume of water being changed is correct. Thanks,
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How often should I use this for a fish In cycle?
- Hi Candy vizsla, We would recommend adding weekly for the first month, after that they can use as a maintenance product once monthly. Thanks,
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Does this help with cloudy water? I bought this biological booster and water conditioner because it was suggested by the Petco associate. However, the cloudy water is not gone. How and when do i use this? Thank you.
- Hi Bachi123, This products adds beneficial bacteria to the water to aid in the cycling process. This would help if the cloudiness if caused by new tank syndrome but would not help if its algae or excessive food/waste related. We recommend reaching out to a local petco store aquatics specialist to first get to the underlying reason for the cloudiness to determine why the tank is cloudy. Thanks,
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Can I use this for betta fish? You use this plus a water conditioner right?
- Hi Debe11, This is for freshwater and saltwater tank. We highly suggest that you call or visit the nearest Petco store in your area and speak with our aquatic specialist for detailed assistance. Thanks
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I’m trying to cycle a 10 gal fish tank. I have been adding your biological booster for a month now and nothing is happening. The ammonia is holding steady at .5 ppm and I’m not seeing any nitrites. Is there a way I can test to see if there are actually live bacteria in the booster. I’ve checked everything else I can think of.
I've been giving my guinea pigs this for a supplement and it's been working great. When I got Sebastian he was 3 months so I only did 16 drops, but Sincestian is now 8 months I was thinking putting the full dose of 32 drops in the water. But Cosmo is only five months. If I went to 32 drops would it be bad for Cosmo? I do have two water bottles but they share everything so either way he will drink the other bottle.
hi I bought the imagitarium fresh water uv purified water for my betta,s. Is this good water for them and does it have the nutrients they need? thank you
I have recently used medication in my 50 gal freshwater fish tank with one 22 year old comet goldfish in it . the meds cured my fish but must have killed my beneficial Bacteria as now my established tank has been going through another nitrogen cycle. It's been four weeks now the ammonia us back to zero so is nitrite zero BUT my nitrates are now spiked about 80 and the water is cloudy. Did 2 partial water changes over the last 8 days. Will a UV sterilizer help ?? Please advise. Thanks Lina
Is there a thing such as adding too much water conditioner? I use reptisafe for my African dwarf frog.
Trying to treat betta for Popeye otherwise healthy happy and active. Moved from five to three gallon filtered heated tanks. Feed freeze dried blood worms, daphnia and bug bites by fluval. Also am changing some if not all water every few days. Treated with kanaplex several doses no real improvement. Switzed to metroplex in water treatment as I don't know how food treatment works or how to dose started four doses two days apart and there is some improvement to the eyes. Med is miconidazole.
I just purchased Imagitarium Ammonia-Reducing filter media cubes from Petco and there are no instructions for how to use. I have a 5 gallon tank with a submerged Built-in filtration system how many cubes do I use and how do I put them in my filter? Please provide the instructions thank you for your time.
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My pond goldfish had swim bladder issues so has been inside for 6 weeks. He was pretty active and I brought in another to keep him company. Since Feb 1st, he is at the bottom, eating a bit especially when I drop it right in from of him. No external signs of any disease that I can seen. Nitrites are high as tank is cycling. I am adding Prime, aquarium salt (1 gram) and 30% water changes. Nitrite converting bacteria is establishing now. Any thought on what it could be and what to do? Thank you
Reds's aquarium is so very cloudy. Can't see turtle til she surfaces! Don't know what caused this or what to do. Ordered vacuum but it won't be here until Friday. Please Help. Put in stuff for ammonia.
I noticed bloat in my flowerhorn about two weeks ago. It was there when I fed him and went away when I didn't. So I treated him with Epsom salt soaked pellets, bloat was present then. Then I noticed white poop so I stopped feeding entirely and added metronidazole 400 to the tank. Didn't work as I only saw white poop, so I added the medication into his food and now I can see brown poop hanging from a clear poop sticking out of his butt. Earlier the poop didn't stick out of his butt. What to do?
Fish has white fluffy stuff on gills and eyes as well as what looks like fin rot. We’ve lost almost all the fish in our aquarium… we thought ick initially and have dosed Melafix but it doesn’t seem to be working. They won’t eat, they’re either laying on the ground or floating at the top of the tank gasping ): we have a large tank with several peaceful species and now we’re down to just a handful of fish left. We are devastated.