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.. ~~_~. ~I(= Il:: .tzL!1 :t Prodibio freshwater care ampules H ere's a product format most won't have seen before. French company Prodibio sells a range of water quality and chemistry based products in 1ml ampules instead of bottles. They look like those wonderful stink bombs from my childhood days of playground fun, but inside is a good blend of ingredients. Dosing is blissfully simple. Each ampule relates to a volume of water. Calculate how mu ch water you have, check off how many ampules you need, pop off each end and just pour it in. Stop Ammo is a plant extract-based product, using chemicals that plants utilise to bond to ammonia, rendering it quite harmless. Although some communication with Prodibio's development researchers was lost in translation, 1 understand the process takes place via the medium of glycoproteins these plants use to bind ammonia and other nitrogen sources. These gradually release the active ammonia back into the system over a delayed period. That'll certainly give bacteria some breathing space in the event of a filter crash or surge of pollution. BioVert is pretty self- explanatory as a plant food supplement. It's made up from a mix of iron, manganese, sulphur and potassium, in the absence of nitrate and phosphate, and although ifs not going to appeal to aquascapers who use El,or someone on a strict fertiliser regime, it should help the everyday aquarist who has limp greenery. However, the biggest treats in the range are the biological supplements. Unlike UK companies that refuse to reveal which bacterie they use, Prodibio is quite transparent ln its BioDigest additive, it advertises a mixture of bacteria from the Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, Paracoccus and Pseudomonas groups - so is a good mixture of both authotrophic and heterotrophic nitrifiers and denitrifiers. If ail of these bacteria reactivate in the aquarium we're in for a treat. They all activate at different rates and do different jobs, and in an ideal world would even help to reduce nitrates and phosphates. Do they have any effect on my tanks? Ifs hard to say, as nitrates and general water quality issues don't tend to bug me. The jury's out on this one. Likesimilarly marketed products, these bacterial supplements require periodic replenishing, with fortnightly doses recommended. With no need to refrigerate, and having a long shelf life,that shouldn't pose a problem. l'rn taken by BioTrace,which is literallyjust that - trace elements for anything in the aquarium. That A new way of dosing has arrived! may be bacteria, fish or plants. Either way there are vitamins and other goodies for all organisms. Ifs also daimed that bacterial colonies may flourish at a higher rate and that this may help water quality. My fish look a little sprightlier since l've started using it, but 1 can't comment on filter activity. Induded in BioTrace is an interesting addition of plant surfactants, which, on investigation, may indeed enhance the rate at which bacteria can grow.There's much speculative science surrounding the subject, but a similar process is often used in reducing the surface tension of fertilisers, making them easier to absorb at a cellular level by plants. • Verdict This range is well thought through. There are also a couple more products in circulation, inspired combinations of the above products. These are BioClean, which is a biodigest/biotrace, and Combination packs are a niee touch. Start Up, which is an ammo stop/ biodigest combo. The latter product makes a grand daim that l'd ignore, in that in freshwater tanks fish may be added a mere four hours after the additive. Of course, there's much to factor in to that, but l'd still avoid doing 50. • More info: www.prodibio.com • Priees: From f4.99 to f34.99. Nathan HiU
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Prodibio freshwater care ampulesH ere's a product
format most won'thave seen before.French company
Prodibio sells a range of waterquality and chemistry basedproducts in 1ml ampulesinstead of bottles.
They look like thosewonderful stink bombs frommy childhood days ofplayground fun, but inside is agood blend of ingredients.
Dosing is blissfully simple.Each ampule relates to avolume of water. Calculate howmuch water you have, checkoff how many ampules youneed, pop off each end and justpour it in.
Stop Ammo is a plantextract-based product, usingchemicals that plants utilise tobond to ammonia, rendering itquite harmless.
Although somecommunication with Prodibio'sdevelopment researchers waslost in translation, 1 understandthe process takes place via themedium of glycoproteins theseplants use to bind ammoniaand other nitrogen sources.These gradually release theactive ammonia back into thesystem over a delayed period.
That'll certainly give bacteriasome breathing space in theevent of a filter crash or surgeof pollution.
BioVert is pretty self-explanatory as a plant foodsupplement. It's made up from
a mix of iron, manganese, sulphurand potassium, in the absence ofnitrate and phosphate, andalthough ifs not going to appealto aquascapers who use El,orsomeone on a strict fertiliserregime, it should help the everydayaquarist who has limp greenery.
However, the biggest treats inthe range are the biologicalsupplements. Unlike UKcompanies that refuse to revealwhich bacterie they use, Prodibiois quite transparent
ln its BioDigest additive, itadvertises a mixture of bacteriafrom the Nitrosomonas,Nitrobacter, Paracoccus andPseudomonas groups - so is agood mixture of bothauthotrophic and heterotrophicnitrifiers and denitrifiers.
If ail of these bacteria reactivatein the aquarium we're in for atreat. They all activate at differentrates and do different jobs, and inan ideal world would even help toreduce nitrates and phosphates.
Do they have any effect on mytanks? Ifs hard to say, as nitratesand general water quality issuesdon't tend to bug me. The jury'sout on this one.
Likesimilarly marketed products,these bacterial supplementsrequire periodic replenishing, withfortnightly doses recommended.With no need to refrigerate, andhaving a long shelf life,thatshouldn't pose a problem.
l'rn taken by BioTrace,which isliterally just that - trace elementsfor anything in the aquarium. That
A new way of dosing has arrived!
may be bacteria, fish orplants. Either way thereare vitamins and othergoodies for allorganisms.
Ifs also daimed thatbacterial colonies mayflourish at a higher rateand that this may helpwater quality. My fishlook a little sprightliersince l've started usingit, but 1 can't commenton filter activity.
Induded in BioTrace is aninteresting addition of plantsurfactants, which, oninvestigation, may indeed enhancethe rate at which bacteria cangrow.There's much speculativescience surrounding the subject,but a similar process is often usedin reducing the surface tension offertilisers, making them easier toabsorb at a cellular level by plants.
• VerdictThis range is well thought through.There are also a couple moreproducts in circulation, inspiredcombinations of the aboveproducts. These are BioClean,which is a biodigest/biotrace, and
Combination packsare a niee touch.
Start Up, which is an ammo stop/biodigest combo.
The latter product makes a granddaim that l'd ignore, in that infreshwater tanks fish may beadded a mere four hours after theadditive. Of course, there's muchto factor in to that, but l'd stillavoid doing 50.
• More info: www.prodibio.com• Priees: From f4.99 to f34.99.
Nathan HiU
