How To Use Bacter AE: FANTASTIC If Used Properly (Tutorial) 

Hello mark, you mentioned earlier that you think that gram + bacteria consumes oxygen, well that's not true (lemme explain). You can't determine if a bacteria is an anaerobe or aerobe by looking at this. The reason why we call it + or - is because they have a difference in structural composition of the cell layers. Both bacteria you mention are gram + bacteria (If you meant Lactobacillus and Bacillus subtilis). So you need to look individual at the charts to determine if they are aerobe or anaerobe. So both of them are Facultative (an)aerobic organisms. So this means they can consume oxygen in your tank but also other components, subtilis is known to break down nitrate or nitrite. Reason why I think is , if they flourish in major concentrations, it will affect water values and the cause of death. Hopefully I wasn't mean, but just wanted to point this out to you. Love all your video's. They give so much education!

Remember to Comment Like and Subscribe if you found this video helpful, Happy Shrimp Keeping 👍 Also guys this is the same video as before but it had details missing about dosage so I deleted the old video fixed the issue and reuploaded..Happy Shrimp Keeping

Recently got into shrimp keeping and am prepping my tank and a quarintine tank. Thank you for all the helpful information!

Today was my first day using it. Thanks for the video. I didn't mix it in water. some say you can just add it to the top of the water and it will fall. So that's what I did. But next time I will mix it in the water. I only have two 10g shrimp tanks.

Thanks for the great vid and the info. I'll be using this with my breeding tanks very soon.

i love seeing your shrimp room it is so soothing

Always enjoy seeing all your beautiful shrimp!

Great video again! I`ve just order Bacter AE to my shrimp tanks up in Sweden. Good inspiration!

I love your shrimp room! It looks so peaceful. I could sit on the floor for hours and just watch them!🤗

Nice video like always Mark. I think you Did a video in the past How to increase baby servival rate Or How to feed baby shrimp. Think the mix you used there still Works for me. Bacter ae . Montmaniralite betaglucon en bee pollen. Thanks for the upload. Looking forward to see next video. Big tumbs up

Thank you for showing how to use BacterAe! Is it possible to refrigerate any unused portions for another feeding? Like make a bigger batch?

Hi Mark - You say the dosage instructions for baxter ae is too strong and you mix enough for all your tanks but I only have a 7 1/2 gallon tank, what would you recommend? Thank you.

Always great videos Mark. Keep up the good work.

Awesome! Now i know what to use all my sport shaker for :D

Always great stuff Mark. It’s been a while hope all is well. 👍👍🐠⛄️

great vid mark easer way to add bacter to my tanks thanks mark

Hi Mark - well said and the comments are great with further information, a few people over here have commented on deaths from bacter ae ans it think you have helped us all to clear up a few points. i started dosing with water after you mentioned this a while back. i also use montmorillite clay which is mined here in aus and that stuff is great in my tanks .....

Is it ok for fish in with the shrimp?

If just putting the powder in the tank is there any difference to doing it like u do it on video and how often should this bacter a.e should be fed ?

Awesome Mark, very interesting the video 😜 many thanks

thank you for the great video Mark shrimps look great

Thank you Mark. Enjoying all your videos and the Facebook group!

Hey Mark, I am going to start using this method on my 7 shrimp tanks. I was wondering how long i can keep bacterAE suspended in a bottle like that though? Would it be better to just make a small amount every other day, or can i keep a larger amount of the solution for lets say a week or more? This may be a dumb question since i know there is bacteria in the mix, but i figured you may know the lifespan once it's suspended in water. Cheers and have a great week!

Thanks Mark for all your grate wisdom in shrimp keeping :)

thanks marky..... much love... ur awsome

Great video, I was on the verge of sending you a message and asking you for a video like this or even some advice on what to feed my shrimp. Any advice on where to purchase this product and any other foods that you'd recommend would be appriciated. Always look forward to your videos mate, hope your keeping well and happy shrimp keeping. Have you had a chance to get the kayak out for a spot of fishing recently? Thanks for sharing

Hey Mark, new sub and first time (soon to be) shrimp keeper.. just doing some research before purchasing some shrimp. Question.. Do i use Bacter AE when starting a shrimp tank?.. should i dose it evem before i have shrimp in there? Love your videos and your humour! Thanks!

Another great video mate out of curiosity how much would you recommend for just a 15 gallon since 2 is for all of yours

Hello so I have a tank with shrimp and fish in it. I just purchased bacter ae and shrimp fit. I've read they are safe for the fish and shrimp. I would use very very little once a week of each 3-4 days apart I have about 5-8 shrimp I plan on getting more soon. I got a good bit but I didnt know I had to have a fully established tank before getting them. Idk exactly how many I have though. I have occasionally done to big of a water change without realizing it would be too much and ended up killing several shrimp. Because my tank isnt cycled yet. And I'm trying to keep ammonia levels as low as I can. It raises about 1ppm in 24 hours. And nitrites are at 0ppm nitrates are at 5ppm every 24 hours. Well idk that a shrimp was molting the next day after my big water change. I do 1-3 big water changes a week and I do a 50% water change every day. The big water changes are I do 59% then once the fish seam fine which is normally right away I do another 50% which then I stop. Idk why but a shrimp which had survived that for weeks just got stuck in his molt and that is the 3rd I've had die that way. Alsoive lost shrimp to predators which are now no longer in my tank. 3 dwarf crawfish and a betta. Now they live in a 10g and my shrimp are in a 20long with other fish. 2 1.5 inchish black molle which dont care about the shrimp I've never seen them try to eat one and I see them near each other all the time. 5 zebra danio , 4 ember tetras and 6 neon tetras. Which I've seen them eat shrimp but only dead ones. Meaning died then the fish got them. I don't want to loss any fish but I need my shrimp to be healthier because all they will eat is what's already in the tank growing. They dont eat algae wafers or pellets I dont even think they eat the left over fish food from feedings.

Thanks for the informative video. Do the bacteria not survive in the tank once they are added?

Hello Mark , thanks for the tips I live in Australia and I couldn't find bacter at here. But I did find ST - 01 bacter. It opens the same way yours does, and came with the same scoop. I know less is more.- so I have 64l tank so how much should I feed?

Can you use this is newer tanks (cycled) or is better with well established tanks? Cheers

Very informative video and right on time. I just started using Bacter AE and I was doing it per instructions. I was wondering if it would be good for fish fry and plecos as well? I know that plecos graze on all the surfaces in the tank so I was thinking that they could benefit from the biofilm.

I have a question, I use broneo wild bio-film conditioner and they sa one level spoon/100l water. But the problem is that they didnt send any spoon with it, so what shall I use instead and how much to a tank 16l?? And shall I do it everyday?

Greetings from S. Florida. I just started a wild caught ghost shrimp tank. So far so good. Is it possible to cross breed Ghost Shrimp and a Cherry or Blue shrimp? Thank you.

hmm, i watch this yestarday ? ;d good job Mark !

Im new to shrimp keeping. I want to make sure I understand your treatment cycle. You add the clay and bacter AE every other day? How would you size the portion for a 2.5 gallon aquarium? Can you add too much clay?

The best food till date.

Hi Mark, is it worth adding bacterAe to homemade dry food. I followed your spinach pellet recipe, im assuming bacteria will activate while mixing the dough? is it still effective when the pellet have dried up? hope that makes sense.

Hello there. I used 400 liter tank 40 gr bacter ea and it makes smell. What would you recommend?

Thanks a lot Mark. I did kill my shrimp with overdosing so your video is very helpful. Can you please give me some estimate how much bacter ae to use for a nano 6 gallon tank? Like only a pinch? And how many times during the week. Its a nice heavy planted tank with crs and bloody marys.

Hi Mark, interesting vid, i'm just wondering if a 60L cherry only tank (I have hard water) could do with this and how much if it would? cheers

So I overdosed my snail tank as an experiment to see what happens all the bladder and ramshorn snails all survived but the kh disappeared to nothing and I believe there was oxygen loss to that’s why I put the tiniest amount in my shrimp tank because overdosing this stuff really does cause major issues

Awsome video sir thanks. Happy shripkeeping ;-)

Do you still put food in your tank after you dose with Bacter AE?

Another question, how do you get ur schrimp to eat all these kind of veggies. My shrimp ignore it :/

Can i use this in my community tank with shrimp?

Does this make the tank cloudy? I have a 5 gallon shrimp tank. Concerned it would cloud the water.

Do you dose any fertiliser for those beautiful plants that are In Caridina shrimps tanks? I believe Caridina tanks are relatively soft water and plants might lack minerals

Uh oh.....I have not been missing it with water. Also afraid I may have been adding too much. I have a Dennerele 10 Gallon Shrimp tank and have been adding about 2/3 of the tiny spoon that comes with it once a day. Did I mess up? Need to get some M Clay.

Nice and helpful video But why did you delete it before

Could you do a review on Genchem Polytase? Your old review had 0 info on dosing etc. Cmon mark show me a reviews!!!!!!!!

Love your vids!

I'm just wondering why the manufacturer of Bacter AE put that dosis on the container. Is the high dosage meant for a heavily stocked fishtank or something?

Can you store premixed bacterae in the bottle for multiple days/weeks? Or does it spoil?

Cool thanks for the info

I use spring water with aqueon shrimp essentials I do 1 gallon water change every 2 weeks is there anything else I can do 2 get my shrimp population up I have a 10 gallon with red cherry shrimp an is there another easy shrimp to care for I like Color shrimp not bamboo or amano

marky.... i bought some bee pollen at my healthfood store today. it says its pure all natural bee pollen. it came in a granule that dissolves in the water. is it ok for my shrimp fry??

Well maybe im overdosing bacter ae. My water is blurry and 4 shrimps died. Thanks for the tip.

If I use this on a newly cycled tank will it decrease the amount of time I have to cycle it for? I.e 3/4 weeks before I can add shrimp? Sorry noob here.

How often you feed bacter ae?

how often do i feed the bee pollen mark.... just had another batch of babies drop overnight n have about 4 more thatll be hatchin within a week or so..... i dont want to foul the water.....

Hey Mark , I noticed a lot of foam bubble build up on the top of my tank walls after feeding bacter ae to my shrimp tanks. I was feeding half a scoop total to 4 10 gallon tanks every 3 days. So 1/2 scoop for 40 gallons of water. Is the Bacter AE the suspect to my foam bubble buildup problem? Did i feed too much? Thanks

I use a guitar pick to dose/scoop bacter ae

I use declonirator named Happy-life and i turn the water cloudy and after a couple of hours crystal clear. Does it have montimorillo clay in it? I does not say that it containes montmorillo clay on the bottle. I ask beacuse i had 3 shrimp die after my waterchange. I have used happy-life for along time but this is the first time i hade dosed montimorillo clay with it. My other shrimp tanks are fine only this one had 3 dead. Did i overdose montmorillo clay?

What are your thoughts on SL Aqua magic powder ?

I have some tank mix of guppy and shrimps .So can I use bacter ae for mix aquarium ? and how do you store bacter ae?

@mark are you still doing this ?

Thank you

Owe man I just added my Bacter AE last week and it was clumped up😭 but it’s ok this will help with other people ✌🏾😎

I saw 1 white gallon in the tank, what is that for?

If the bacter Ae expired,still can continue using?

Хорошее видео, не много не понял про дозировку.

Will you consider adding closed captions so us English speaking folks from across the pond can understand. :O

anyway i tried buying thru your link after changing the url 😂😂😂

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soo... how much, and how do you dose an 18 liter tank 😂

sorry im such a pain....