Whats up sugar?

[BEELZEBOB]

hey i heard that people will add sugar to their tanks to help boost the bacteria, therefore reducing nitrates.

im not having any problems with NO3, but i was just wondering, are these people just using bleached table sugar, or are they usin the brown hippy stuff?

i was just thinkin ya know, about how processed white sugar is. does that take away from the benefit? or does it make no diff. whatsoever?

 

[vdituri]

You should use sugar in the raw.
No reason. Just think you should.

 

[Dentoid]

Vodka works too!

 

[boozeman]

....it make no diff. whatsoever

personally I wouldn't use this technique in a tank your size bob

 

[BEELZEBOB]

cool. thank booze.

i just read a quick lil excerpt about it, but it made no pratical advice for application. just said what it did.

 

[BigAl07]

This technique is used extensively in other countries and like Dentoid mentioned Vodka too. Just keep in mind you're sort of "Out there" when trying this and you run a HIGH risk of crashing your tank. The Vodka (needs to be a QUALITY non-flavored type) also FEEDS the beneficial bacteria and really gets the population going. Supposedly this GREATLY reducing many of our algae problems. Just what I've read (many times).

Allen

 

[billyr98]

Boozeman and Vodka.... hmmmmmm

I can see boozeman selling some type of ALGAE killer for real good price..

 

[boozeman]

:d

 

[Triggerjay]

I used sugar to help speed up the cycle on my new setup.... but with no livestock. I used 2tbs in about 300 gal, and the bacteria bloom clouded the system for 2 days.... But it cycled fast..

Jason