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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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Imagitarium Biological Booster
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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Seems to work
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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 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
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?
My new fish tank is being occupied by some white cotton web like thing at the bottom.. the are found on the natural plants and food remainings in the tank.. please help .. how to get rid of it? I tried changing the water 3 times..
I have a pond in with my water dragon with a activated carbon filter. Is it safe for him to drink? I also used a water conditioner from petco. He is very lethargic and not eating.
Can use mineral water for aquarium. My tap water has lot of heavy metals. I have 10 galloon tank with 4 guppy 4 danio 1 silver dollar. 1silver dollar and 1 pleco died bcoz of 2 gold fish earlier in my tank. So i decided to use RO water. Can i use.
Hi, My fish has white spot which is expanding. It also has something around mouth. Spot looks white with small dots in it. I thought it is an ich outbreak. Currently tank is treated with Sera omnipur (30% of recommended dose). It is big pufferfish. thanks for your help Nikola
My new glofish shark has long, white, stringy poop hanging off its body. I may have overfed him his glofish flakes. Is he constipated or stressed from being in a new tank? I treated the water with Aqua SafeStart and EasyBalance. What can I do to get him to poop?
After using metronidazole 400mg×2 tablets in 75 litre aquarium tank, my two parrot fish has thread like some seeing near gills and genital area ? How to treat them ?
Rumple was on Cephalexin 750mg twice a day for a total of 17 days (with a three day break after 7 days) he finished them November 1st 2018. For the last 7 days he was also on Fortiflora Canine PVD. Since being on the antibiotics his poos have continued to be abnormal, although, some times they seem to be getting closer to normal colour and consistency but then they go back to being partly clay-like texture on one end and degreasing to more difficult to pick up near the finish. Bio has more info.
My 55 gallon fish tank has hard water how do i clean it out that won't harm fish?
I have 2 Mystery Snails and a betta in a 3.5G tank. Tank is filtered and has a heater. One snail has not grown at all while the other has nearly doubled in size. He is lathargic and I rarely see him eat his food or even come out of the shell. His shell has turned to a dull dark brown colour and looks to be cracking a little bit. Does this sound like a water issue? Does he sound sick? What can I do to help him. In the last picture, he is the smaller snail in the front.