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Bacteria & Cycling

Learn how to cycle your aquarium and explore the role of bacteria in your aquarium's confined ecosystem.
  1. ULM Reef Tank Cycling for Long Term Success | BRStv Tank Trials EP8

    ULM Reef Tank Cycling for Long Term Success | BRStv Tank Trials EP8

    What is the best way to cycle a ULM tank? Are there different methods or requirements? We are back with BRStv Tank Trials Episode 8 to show you how we are going to cycle our tanks any why. Cycling is...
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  2. FAQ #39: Should filter media be used while cycling a reef tank?

    FAQ #39: Should filter media be used while cycling a reef tank?

    Today on BRStv, we have another episode of BRS 52 FAQ where we answer all of your frequently asked reefing questions from our popular 52 Weeks of Reefing series. This week we are...
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  3. FAQ #30: Should I run my protein skimmer during my tank cycle, and while curing rock?

    FAQ #30: Should I run my protein skimmer during my tank cycle, and while curing rock?

    Today on BRStv, we have another episode of BRS 52 FAQ where we answer all of your frequently asked reefing questions from our popular 52 Weeks of Reefing series. This week we are...
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  4. Week 13: Ammonia, not as simple as you think: the ideal tank cycle | 52 Weeks of Reefing #BRS160

    Week 13: Ammonia, not as simple as you think: the ideal tank cycle | 52 Weeks of Reefing #BRS160

    It's Week 13 of 52 Weeks of Reefing, and we're talking ammonia, bacteria, and the nitrogen cycle. We will explore the methods of using bacteria to convert this highly toxic ammonia into safer...
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  5. Aquarium Filtration: EP1 - Biological and the Nitrogen Cycle

    Aquarium Filtration: EP1 - Biological and the Nitrogen Cycle

    Today on BRSTV, we begin a new series called Aquarium Filtration. This first episode simplifies the Nitrogen Cycle that occurs when starting a reef tank, discusses the bacteria necessary to help...
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