Seachem Stability - For Freshwater and Marine Aquariums 250ml

Has been working really well for the startup of my tank. Doesn't really have a smell and is the perfect size bottle for my 3-gallon aquarium. I feel safe using this product and my water quality has been really good since using it.

I'm new to the hobby. I had recused a betta with fin rot from Petco. He lived in a 1/2 gallon hospital tank while I proceeded to research everything there was to know about aquariums. I also had time to Amazon Prime his entire aquarium. Thanks to Seachem, my extensive research (the nitrogen cycle is an important thing to study), and Amazon Prime...I now have a fully cycled super healthy aquarium! This stuff worked great. I have a betta. They have a small bioload. So it took longer to establish my cycle....19 days. If I would of had time I would of done an ammonia fishless cycle prior to purchasing the fish. But I rescued him. And I didn't have that option. Thanks to Seachem Prime he was 100% safe throughout the entire cycle. Just follow the directions. Use Seachem Prime every 48 hours. And test your water to monitor your progress! Honestly it was a ton of fun for me to watch my progress. I fell in love with the hobby more and more every single day. I'm so glad I found this hobby! I have the Fluval Spec 5 Gallon. And I did over dose the Stability by a few milliliters during the first week. Warning: This worked but also caused a major biofilm. It freaked me out. You will cloud a little bit at first. And develop a biofilm. You probably wont develop as sever of a biofilm if you have good surface movement. Since I have a betta, who prefers calm waters, I had to baffle the outflow nozzle to slow it down. This slowed surface movement combined with the extra dosage of Stability created the biofilm. However, as soon as your filter starts growing bacteria that film starts just disappearing on its own. Took about a week to fully clear. It was about 10 days before the water really cleared up and the film was gone. My cycle took 19 days. Betta's have a small bioload. This was a major contributor to the extended duration of my cycle....if I had a higher bioload it wouldn't of taken 19 days. If I had done a fishless cycle with ammonia it would of been super quick. About 12 days into the cycle I added a mystery snail. They have huge bioloads compared to bettas. So of course I dosed stability for 3 days. To grow additional bacteria in my biofilter. This also extended my cycle. Everything happened just as I expected it to. And I am a newbie. 100% newbie. Now that I am cycled I will continue to add the recommended dose during weekly water changes. I don’t think this would be necessary if you maintain the health of the aquarium. But it won’t hurt and is a good idea. I will also add this for a few days if I add any new inhabitants to compensate quicker for the increased bioload. Seachem is an amazing company. Their products are the clear favorite among hobbyists. And their customer service is amazing!!! Just head over to their site and send them an email. Or sign up for their forums. Or just go to google and search...chances are there is a fish forum somewhere with a user asking about the same thing you're wanting to know. This product is in spore form. It does not need refrigeration. Nor do you have to worry about high temps during shipping. Obviously you don't want it to be subjected to the elements more than it needs to be. But I know some brands are notorious for 'going bad' in the shipping process. RESEARCH! Buy this. And have a great time with your aquarium!! This is a great product. Just do not forget to test your water. Most use the API Master kits.

I really like using SeaChem products. A high quality product that does what it's supposed to do. SeaChem Stability helps establish essential natural bacteria for a healthy biosystem in you aquarium. Easy to use and dose.

This is critical: if you use a UV sterilizer, turn it off while using Stability. Stability is a great product and the price is good, too. I've used it to jump start multiple aquariums with ease. I agree with the other reviewer who notes that it does an excellent job with ammonia but isn't quite as potent for dealing with nitrite spikes (hint: nitrite can be super-toxic). The good news is, it does a reasonable job with nitrite and you can pair your dosage with Seachem Prime for additional nitrite detoxification if necessary. Check your nitrite regularly (1-2x daily) while your water is cycling and add Prime with your Stability as necessary. The Prime label claims that up to 5x its normal dosage can be used to detoxify nitrite in an emergency. It works on nitrate, too, but that's not usually a problem for most species. Prime is also a great water conditioner for removing chlorine or chloramine. Recent example (perhaps this will help guide someone new): we have two adult Red Eared Slider turtles in a 75 gallon aquarium. Turtles create a *lot* of waste, much more so than fish. We recently had an issue where most or all of the beneficial bacteria was destroyed (accidentally), and the entire tank began cycling. Basically, it was like starting a new aquarium. We first cleaned out any excess waste in the aquarium, anything that hadn't already been captured by our canister filter. Then we soaked our bio media (Seachem Matrix) in a bucket filled with about 1/2 gallon of tank water and Stability, for a little less than one hour. The chlorine/chloramine in tap water will kill bacteria, so be sure to use water that's already been treated, e.g. aquarium water treated with Seachem Prime. After soaking, we placed the bio media back into our canister filter and performed a partial water change, adding Stability with the fresh water. We then continued to add Stability daily for 7 days, followed by another partial water change. Guess what? Zero ammonia. As messy as two adult turtles eat and with all the waste they make, the nitrite only spiked around 0.25ppm for a couple of days. Short-term this wouldn't hurt our turtles, but could harm fish. Regardless, twice we simply added a double dose of Prime to compensate. In aquariums with lesser load (waste), nitrite may not even be a problem. A good (read: appropriately large) canister filter is key. Also, don't assume you'll be done after 7 days. Keep checking your pH, ammonia, and nitrite until they consistently read zero. We usually don't check nitrate but depending on your species, you may want to research how much nitrate is allowable and check that also. All this to say, Seachem Stability does the job well, even under load. Pair it with Seachem Prime if you are concerned about small nitrite spikes or have exotic species needing extra care. One last thing: one 250mL bottle is good for about 7-days dosage for a 75 gallon aquarium filled to 50-55 gallons, give or take a little. It's also available in other sizes, of course.

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I first started cycling my new tank with Seachem Prime and Pristine. A few weeks in I had a spike of ammonia level which came back down to normal after a few days. However, I then struggled with high level of nitrite and nitrate that won’t go away no matter how many times I change the water. Then I introduced Stability to my tank according to the instruction. After 2 weeks nitrite is completely gone in the water. Amazing!

Great product, been using it for years

Very good

Produto excelente para estabilizar os parâmetros da agua do aquário.