Why bacteria in salt?

[PatrikD]

Why is it an advantage to have bacteria/foodsource in the salt?

Why not just use Aquaforest normal reef salt and the add the bacteria and their food source from Aquaforest additives?

 

[Aquaforest]

Probiotic Reef Salt contains Probiotic Bacteria, Culture medium for them, Amino Acids and vitamins for Corals.
Off course You Can use Reef Salt+ Pro Bio S + -NP Pro but it contains another type of probiotic bacteria.

Regards,
Aquaforest

 

[PatrikD]

Is there a reason to have different bacterias in the salt and probio s?

Is probio f containing same bacteria as the salt or is it a third kind?

Is it to do with wet or dry storage?

 

[PatrikD]

I did not get an answer.

The Aquaforest method includes three ways to add carbon source and bacteria.
(Pro S excluded)

1. Probiotic S + NP Pro
2. Probiotic salt which also includes vitamins and aminos
3. Probiotic F

Is the many choices there to increase diversity of different bacteria strains?
Or is about convenience. People can choose no. 1, 2 or 3 whatever suits them best.

You recommend Probiotic salt together with Pro S and NP pro which leads me to believe it's about diversity.

Please reply.

 

[Myka]

Is the many choices there to increase diversity of different bacteria strains?

From reading other threads that Aquaforest has replied to, they have said that each product has a different strain, so by using Probiotic salt, ProBioF, and ProBioS you are getting the full spectrum. I have not heard if there is any scientific advantage to using all three.

 

[Aquaforest]

There is few ways to use full Aquaforest Probiotic Method:

1. Probiotic Reef Salt + Pro Bio S + -NP Pro
2. Probiotic Reef Salt + Pro Bio S + Pro Bio F

Of course You can use Pro Bio S only, or Pro Bio S + -NP Pro.

Regards,
Aquaforest

 

[PatrikD]

There is few ways to use full Aquaforest Probiotic Method:

1. Probiotic Reef Salt + Pro Bio S + -NP Pro
2. Probiotic Reef Salt + Pro Bio S + Pro Bio F

Of course You can use Pro Bio S only, or Pro Bio S + -NP Pro.

Regards,
Aquaforest

Ok thanks. What are the benefits with either 1 or 2 compared to only Pro Bio S which is no carbon source?

 

[Aquaforest]

Every bacteria need food for growth.
That's why this is important to dose culture medium like -NP Pro.