DrTim's Aquarium Podcast

Dr. Tim answers your questions! Timestamps: 00:00 Start 1:15- 1"Is it better to add Waste Away to a reef setup once a week,or better to split and dose half twice a week? How long do I need to turn off the skimmer?  5:39-2 How to use Waste-Away and Re-Fresh on my 24 gallon tank. 7:32- 3 "I will be completing the cycle soon, but won't be able to get fish for another 2 weeks, do I continue to dose 2ppm ammonia and how often?" 8:49- 4 "Is it normal for the pH be low during fishless cycling?" 12:01- 5 54g tank on a fishless cycle with high nitrites and nitrates. 16:17-6 ReFresh and sea cucumbers. 17:31-7 "Do I need to remove the floss when cycling?" 18:01-8 "I treated my "milky" tank 24 hours ago with Clear Up, but there has been no change. Can you advise?" 21:43- 9 Fishless cycle and when to use a water conditioner.  23:12-10 "I just received a fishless cycle kit and it was really warm when I got it. Is it still ok?" 27:14- 11 I’m going to use your products to fight Dino, but I’m confused about the waste away and refresh product, there is two versions of them which you recommend? 30:33- 12  I’m on day 5 of a fishless cycle and was wondering if it would interrupt cycle if I added a small amount of dry rock to the tank at this point? 31:13- 13 A 3 week old, 210g tank, with cichlids and nitrites is about 1.0. Is your product still at work getting those nitrites converted into nitrates? 32:52- 14 "Am I able to use the one and only bacteria and nutri seawater?" 34:04- 15  Spike in numbers on Day 10 after adding live sand. Should I do a water change? 36:09- 16 Fishless cycle, with Dr.Tim's ammonia and nitrifying bacteria. After a few days my ammonia is 0 and I am not seeing any nitrates or nitrites. Am I supposed to dose with more ammonia or for nitrites to show up? I have a planted tank with gravel at the bottom. Very hard water, relatively alkaline. I've kept the temperature over 80."

Dr Tim and Hilary dig back into the mail bag for more listener questions!

In this episode, Dr Tim and Hilary talk about ammonia. We start off slowly, giving you the basics before going more in-depth as the episode progresses.

Dr Tim and Hilary answer your questions about cycling, vodka dosing, ammonia levels in a new tank, where to find our products in the US and abroad as well as talk about some fun upcoming content you can expect in 2022! 

Dr Tim and Hilary answer a variety of aquarium-related questions related to our different products, how they are impacted by the weather, where to find them, as well as several questions about dinos and more!

Dr. Tim and Hilary talk in-depth about our Waste-Away Gels. Dr. Tim explains how they work, the different sizes, types, and applications for them from Freshwater shrimp tanks to koi ponds and nano reefs to usage in local fish stores. They talk about the best placement, and how to use them for those new to the Waste-Away gels, and invite existing Waste-Away gel users to enter a contest. 

DrTim and Hilary discuss what can cause algae and how to get rid of it naturally and for the long-term.  Get control of algae by understand the various causes and remedies.  Whether your tank has green algae, black beard algae, tuff algae or other forms fixes are available as described in this podcast.

The mailbox is full of questions about cycling - how to do it in small tanks ammonia - how to measure, how much add, when to add it nitrifiers - where do they live in the tank - in the water or surfaces or ?? test kits - how to correctly use them more and more more

Dr Tim and Hilary discuss new products and new brands that were introduced at SuperZoo Las Vegas.  DrTim's Aquatics now has reptile products via the Reptile Systems brand and DC pumps, Test kits and LED lights via the ASF brand. Consumer shows are also back and we discuss Reef-A-Palooza and Aquashella.

Setting-up and maintaining an aquarium can seem confusing. Dr Tim and Hilary answer your aquarium related questions about cycling, storing products, how to correct apply our products to your aquarium and others.