Life Source

[MichaelW]

So if this does help feed and increase populations of micro life and micro fauno it may be beneficial in the fightagainst dino.
However one concern i mighthave is a have quite a few vermetid snails growing in my tank which i HATE. This product in theory would also help to feed and increase their numbers

 

[Sawen]

I have also noticed an explosion of Coralline algae on the glass walls.

Im not sure it has anything to do with this product however. I thought I would mention it because someone else mentionned it as well on another board.

I've noticed still more little unknown creatures in my tank in the last few days.

I went from 5-10 ml a week to about 5 ml about two weeks ago. Five ml a week in a 25 gallon cube seems good enough for me. I am also bare botttom.

 

[jhb_luke]

Do you find this product settles one the bottom? or does the product disolve into the water column?
Ecosystems mud doesn't dissolve as i understand, is this product comparable to that?

 

[Aquaforest]

Do you find this product settles one the bottom? or does the product disolve into the water column?
Ecosystems mud doesn't dissolve as i understand, is this product comparable to that?

If you mix the life source with a sufficient amount of tank water first, then pour it back into the tank.

Mix it really well and you will have no settling. [emoji4]


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[Sawen]

Do you find this product settles one the bottom? or does the product disolve into the water column?
Ecosystems mud doesn't dissolve as i understand, is this product comparable to that?

Some of it winds up in my protein skimmer. Some is caught by my filtration media....in my floss for example. When I use a turkey blaster on my rocks, some does get blown away. Some of my corals might catch some too as I have observed this stuff sends many of them into feeding mode. I have no clue how much dissolves into the water but tank is clear after about three hours.

 

[cflow]

I wonder if this product is similar to KZ zeozym. Zeozym helped to break down extra mulm in the tank. It's like a white chalky powder that believe it or not smells like protein powder. It definitely helped clean up the biological leftovers when it gets skimmed out.

 

[Sawen]

I wonder if this product is similar to KZ zeozym. Zeozym helped to break down extra mulm in the tank. It's like a white chalky powder that believe it or not smells like protein powder. It definitely helped clean up the biological leftovers when it gets skimmed out.

I do not think so. It does not make the tank water any clearer and it is not chalk for sure. It is probably just mud containing lots of minerals and some bacteria. Might also contain some dissolved kind of organic compounds that trigger a feeding response. But it's just an educated guess on my part.

 

[Anirban]

Yeah Sawen is right. Zeozym has a enzyme base and promotes bacterial metabolism. But life source is pure mud and contain natural source of mineral, bacteria and a bit of organic compounds. It is more for increasing biological filtration and biodiversity in the system.

 

[jhb_luke]

So does this product add different minerals to reef salts? In which case what is the difference? Would it be better to use this product over reef salts?

 

[Sawen]

So does this product add different minerals to reef salts? In which case what is the difference? Would it be better to use this product over reef salts?

We do not know what exactly is in this mud. Recommended dose is small and I do not see how it could ever come close to reef salts.

 

[stephane]

I start to use it 3 week ago ans love it. i mix it with water then poor it close to pump i see an increase in polip extension and water became more cristal clear.

 

[Sawen]

I start to use it 3 week ago ans love it. i mix it with water then poor it close to pump i see an increase in polip extension and water became more cristal clear.

Yes it seems to trigger a feeding response from corals for sure.

 

[Haksar]

Can it be used in bare bottom tanks

 

[Sawen]

Can it be used in bare bottom tanks

I have a bare bottom tank and I am using it.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

Bump,,, anyone here been using this product longer term?

Anything good/bad worth reporting?

cheers

 

[acabgd]

Bump,,, anyone here been using this product longer term?

Anything good/bad worth reporting?

cheers

Sadly there's not much more information about Aquaforest Life Source. I did use it a couple of times, but too little to see any difference.

However, I just had to do a complete restart due to majano infestation of plague-like proportions. Had to displace fish with my LFS, clean and frag all coral to make sure no majanos left and placed them also with my LFS.

I cleaned everything with bleach and acid, replaced all the tubing and just restarted yesterday with a normal cycle. I started with dry rock and will be adding Life Source 2x weekly to see if it really adds to biodiversity.

I hope to give a definite answer on does Life Source contain any microorganisms. Still, this won't mean a lot as for its other possible benefits, but we'll know at least something for sure (at least I hope so).

 

[Scrubber_steve]

Sadly there's not much more information about Aquaforest Life Source. I did use it a couple of times, but too little to see any difference.

However, I just had to do a complete restart due to majano infestation of plague-like proportions. Had to displace fish with my LFS, clean and frag all coral to make sure no majanos left and placed them also with my LFS.

I cleaned everything with bleach and acid, replaced all the tubing and just restarted yesterday with a normal cycle. I started with dry rock and will be adding Life Source 2x weekly to see if it really adds to biodiversity.

I hope to give a definite answer on does Life Source contain any microorganisms. Still, this won't mean a lot as for its other possible benefits, but we'll know at least something for sure (at least I hope so).

Thanks, keep me updated please.

 

[acabgd]

It's now day 5 - added one spoon of AF Life Source on Dec 10 and one spoon on Dec 12. Will add another today.

I know this is more than recommended but taking into account this is a bare-bottom absolutely new tank with dead rock I have no issues about adding anything - it's still cycling.

Have noticed a thin dust-like layer on the bottom which can clearly be seen on 2nd photo. Also there are some larger particles/small rocks which didn't dissolve even after a few days.

I'm adding by placing one spoonful in a separate container with tank water, then strongly mixing until it dissolves. However, not everything dissolves.

Have not seen any organisms appear anywhere, but it's definitely too early - I would be totally astonished to see anything alive yet.

 

[acabgd]

Added another round of AF Life Source today, 1 spoon. This is what you get when you dissolve it and pour it into the tank.

Unfortunately (well, fortunately for me, but unfortunately for this test) I am seeding it tomorrow with a fresh live rock so whatever comes on alive will be probably from that one LR piece.

That was not the original plan but my LFS got a shipment of fresh LR and I just couldn't resist.

 

[Sawen]

I have been dosing this for over a year now. Once a week, about half of the included spoon in my 25 gallon mixed tank.