DrTim's Aquarium Podcast

Article: https://www.drtimsaquatics.com/public-aquarium-and-aquaculture/nitrification-in-marine-aquaria/   Timestamps: 00:00 Start 3:30 Traditional view of Nitrification 5:28 What Bacteria Look like  8:29 Nitrification Classification 10:45 Winogradsky column 12:18 Microbiology 101  14:11 Culture Bias 17:41 Classic 2-Step Nitrification 26:15 Phylogenetics of Nitrifiers 34:29 Anammox 38:59 AOB-AOA T...

If you have any comments or questions, please email us at info@drtimsaquatics.com   Links: Dinoflagellates Prescription card PDF:  https://www.drtimsaquatics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dinoflagellates_prescription_recipe.pdf Mack's Reef Dinoflagellates Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259474048655429/   Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:09 - 1 In regards to cycling a tank, wouldn't putt...

This listener requested episode is about UV. If you have a topic you'd like to hear about or a question for Dr Tim, send us an email - info@drtimsaquatics.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:45 What UV stands for 06:25 What a UV is  06:56 UV lifetime 10:15 UV Exposure 12:23 What size and how long you should run a UV 16:17 When to run a UV 20:27 UV operation 25:04 Negative impacts of UV 28:01 UV and Ba...

If you have questions you'd like answered, email us at info@drtimsaquatics.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 2:06 -1. Does your Waste-Away /Refresh formula work to get rid of diatoms in addition to dinoflagellates?  5:12 -2. Question on cycling- "13 days into Fishless cycling a 125g using Marco Rocks. 8:06 -5. Where to place Waste-Away Gel and what size to use? 10:37 - 6. How to fix elevated ammonia af...

If you have an questions or topics you would like to hear about, send us an email- info@drtimsaquatics.com   Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:20  Introduction 1:48 How aquarium systems differ from septic systems 5:00 Why increased biodiversity is problematic 6:42 Bacteria and skimmers  11:37 Bacteria need a niche 12:25 Organic dosing makes cyano worse 16:10 Dinosaurs, bacteria, and changes 18:30 How to...

If you have questions you'd like answered, send us a message- info@drtimsaquatics.com Timestamps: 00:00 Start 4:28 - 1 Which 2 products from DTA are used for controlling dinoflagellates? 10:01 - 2  Does First Defense detoxify and remove the ammonia from tap water? 15:02 - 3 Why does One and Only have an expiration date and the other products don’t? 18:16 - 4 Cycling a 55 gallon tank. 23:17 - 5 Is...

If you have any questions about ponds or another topic, send us an email at info@drtimsaquatics.com Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:02 Baby koi 3:12 Formal Ponds 3:34 Natural Ponds 4:48 Choosing your level of pond maintenance 8:43 UV's on Ponds 33:46 Duckweed 35:30 Releasing plants and fish

If you have a question, email it to us at info@drtimsaquatics.com Timestamps: 00:00 Start 5:00 Lake Altaussee / Walter Munk Foundation update 7:30 - 1. 120L freshwater cycling question. 11:27 - 2. Does your ammonium chloride go bad? 12:06 - 3. Is my One and Only still good? And is this a single dose regime or do I apply that same dose for the first 7 days?   Australian contact info: info@addicted2...

May question and answer episode. If you have a question you'd like answered, please send and email to info@drtimsaquatics.com  Timestamps 0:00 Start 1:25 -1 Fishless cycle on a new tank using media from an existing system. Will I see nitrite or just ammonia drop? Does the seasoned media instantly pull the ammonia out? 4:52 -2 Can I dose Eco-Balance and Waste Away in my ATO water supply? 11:35 -3 A...

If you have any questions or a podcast topic you would like us to cover send us an email- info@drtimsaquatics.com  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 2:17 Where does nitrate come from? 3:10 How do I reduce nitrate? 7:51 Denitrification pathway 8:17 Heterotrophic denitrification 11:15 Bacterial processes 11:35 Potential problems 13:24 Denitrification process 14:04 Organic substances 14:23 Heterotrophic pros a...

Links: Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans (WMFO): https://waltermunkfoundation.org/   Join us in supporting this research! : https://experiment.com/projects/establish-baseline-climate-science-to-support-sensitive-alpine-lake-ecological-management WMFO Instagram: @waltermunkfoundation   Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:59 Greg Sinnett Ph. D. 2:06 Walter Munk's Contributions to science 5:44 What does W...

If you have a question for DrTim send us an email at info@drtimsaquatics.com Timestamps: 00:00 Start 1:03- 1- Why is there no drop in ammonia and no nitrites? 4:18- 2- Newly Cycled tank with dinos and cynos. Would you recommend just a few doses of refresh or refresh and one and only or something else to recolonize the biome of the tank?  7:04- 3- Is it normal for the nitrates to come down without...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 1:27 - 1. Can I use One and Only along with Eco-Balance in my new tank? 3:40 - 2.  Is it normal for a skimmer to go crazy after adding Waste-Away Gel? 5:05 - 3. Question about 19 days into a fishless cycle on a 120 gallon.  7:48 - 4. How long can the salt be stored for before it loses its values?  12:28 - 5. Can I use filter floss in place of a skimmer during the Re-fresh...

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 5:55 Start 11:11 Dinos 13:55 How to raise nitrates and phosphates 19:11 Bacteria in the water column 20:26 Water from old tank into new tank  22:07 Growing Waste-Away 25:05 Types and Sizes of Waste-Away 26:53 Where to place gels 27:28 When to replace gels 28:02 Goo/slime on Gel 29:15 Are they reusable? 32:38 Best placement 37:34 Waste-Away gels with skimmers UVs 37:52 Overd...

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:59 What is sea salt? 7:26 Synthetic sea salt 12:14 Reef Evolution Sea Salt 17:26 Time to mix 21:45 IO/RC and how they compare to Reef Evolution 22:08 What's in Reef Evolution 26:45 Shipping and Packaging 32:42 Storage 34:46 Quality Analysis

Do you have a question for DrTim? Send us an email- info@drtimsaquatics.com    Timestamps: 00:00 - start 1:52 - 1 -  A month after adding One and Only my ammonia is still up and I have 0 nitrites/nitrates. Please help. 7:02 - 2- My local fish store sold me the live sand and a couple pieces of live rock with Dr. Tim’s One and Only and said no need for fish yet or adding ammonia. They said it will t...

Timestamps: 00:00- Intro 00:42- Meet Dr. Sanders 3:31- Important factor in caring for a fish. 7:59- What to do if your fish is overweight. 8:51-Tumors in fish 10:30- Dosing the wrong thing 14:55- When should you call a fish vet 19:16- Caring for Koi 21:25- Quarantine- Why it's important and how you should do it 24:25- How to restart after a wipeout 29:15- Signs to look for 31:02- Fish CPR 34:23- H...

Timestamps: 00:00 2:25 -1. Will I actually be able to see the bacteria swimming around as little tiny white things? 4:27 - 2. Can I dose hydrogen peroxide in conjunction with Re-fresh/Waste-Away at night for control over dinos? 6:23 - 3. I just added one & only to my marine fishless cycle Nano tank. Nitrite at 2.ppm & Ammonia at .25. Will this inhibit bacteria conversion & growth for a 6 day cycle...

Timestamps: 00:00 -Intro 1:38 -  Phosphate spike that lead to slime. Dosing Re-fresh and Waste-Away. Should I continue with waste away or refresh? 4:11- I am currently treating my fish with antibiotics. How long and how often should I be using the first defense? 7:08 -  SPS reef using Waste-Away Gels that caused an outbreak and coral death.  10:06 - After dosing Re-Fresh and Waste-Away I still hav...

Join us as we talk about the history of aquarium keeping, how things have changed (Did you know you used to be able to buy fish in department stores), what they are now, and ideas on what the future of fish keeping will be like. 

Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 2:03 What material is Re-Mover PLUS? 2:35 Ammonia- 1 drop or 4 drops per gallon? 4:47 Cycling question about a 20 gallon tank. 8:12 How much One and Only to dose on a 10 gallon.  9:29 Can you explain the concept of pre-filters? 10:53 Bare bottom tank with nitrate and phosphate issues. 12:38 Freshwater Cycling question. 14:41 What are optimal conditions for nitrifying bacte...

Timestamps: 00:00 Start 1:34 Intro 3:59 Introduction to bacteria 5:20 Autotrophs 6:02 Heterotrophs 12:33 Purple Non Sulfate Bacteria 25:57 PNSB 28:55 Nitrifiers crash 29:14 Corals eat Biofilm 32:46 Fuels

During this Q&A episode Dr. Tim answers the following questions: Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:26 - 1 - Do I need a skimmer when using waste away? 3:19 - 2 - Recognizing unfriendly bacteria, what beneficial bacteria are, and how do we promote the good ones? 7:04 - 3 - Help with cycling a 25 gallon reef tank. 10:04 - 4 - What is EPS? 12:10 - 5 - Suspended bio-media placement question.  14:05 -6 - TAN...

This episode of the DrTim's Aquarium podcast, we talk about planted tanks.  Timestamp:  00:00 Start 1:38 What is a planted tank 4:11 Cycling a planted tank 6:32 Order of placing things in the tank 9:11 C02 and pH 12:50 Setup steps recap 18:53 Small fish and cycling a planted tank 22:48 Trimming a planted tank 23:15 Time it takes to establish a planted tank  23:32 Linden Method  27:20 Cichlids and...

October Q & A part 2   Timestamp: 0:00 Intro 0:45 - Freshwater tank with high nitrates that won't go away. 3:00 - Where to add the bacteria in an aquaponics system and how long to let them settle. 11:58 - Freshwater aquarium questions from a beginner- plants an fishless cycling, delays before adding fish, and One and Only uses and storage. 18:30 - How to use Eco-Balance in place of Microbactor7 to...