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Originally Posted by Silock
I was under the impression that I wouldn't really need that since the plants will soak up the ammonia and keep it from killing the fish. Am I wrong?
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Plants don't absorb ammonia. Plants absorb nitrates. The bacteria you need convert ammonia to nitrates.
You either need live media, like Lumpy offered to send you, or you need to get something like Fritz Zyme Turbo Start.
If you go the Turbo Start route, it MUST be bought at a local LFS and it MUST be refrigerated. If you buy Bio Spira off the shelf somewhere, chances are it's useless because the bacteria are dead.