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February 13th 05, 10:20 PM
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RE Fresh water Bac. vs saly water bacteria
I have a cycled freshwater tank. I'm starting a Salt water tank. Can I use
the Fresh water bacteria to cycle my Salt water tank? 
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February 13th 05, 11:44 PM
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On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:20:19 -0800, "Giovanni M. Rome"
wrote: I have a cycled freshwater tank. I'm starting a Salt water tank. Can I use the Fresh water bacteria to cycle my Salt water tank? My understanding is that they are different, and cannot be interchanged. Regards, Fishnut.
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February 14th 05, 12:16 AM
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Giovanni M. Rome wrote:
I have a cycled freshwater tank. I'm starting a Salt water tank. Can I use the Fresh water bacteria to cycle my Salt water tank? No- the microbial species and the consortia they form are completely different. You'll have to set the nitrogen cycling ecosystem up as if you had no other tanks.
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February 20th 05, 03:26 AM
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Giovanni M. Rome wrote:
I have a cycled freshwater tank. I'm starting a Salt water tank. Can I use the Fresh water bacteria to cycle my Salt water tank? No, they are not interchangable. Either cycle the old fashioned way, or get the sal****er version of Bio-Spira.
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