MicrobeLift Gravel & Substrate Cleaner

Gravel & Substrate Cleaner



Clean Aquarium Substrates Without Removing Them
For SALT & FRESH WATER

• Provides rapid and natural sludge & muck removal
• 80% faster than bacterial products alone
• Reduces and binds nutrients including phosphates
• Organic and microbial based
• Natural & Non-Caustic

Years in development, MICROBE-LIFT/ Gravel & Substrate Cleaner speeds the biological breakdown of slow to degrade organic waste matter from aquarium bottoms that may become toxic to fish and plant life. As organic solids accumulate on the aquarium bottom they begin to break down, releasing toxic gases and by -products to the surrounding environment. These gaseous by-products endanger fish, marine life, and plants. MICROBE-LIFT/ Gravel & Substrate Cleaner biologically degrades bottom organic sludge and muck with minimal disturbance, reducing or eliminating the potential harmful gaseous compounds, and helps to clarify your aquarium water at the same time. MICROBE-LIFT/ Gravel & Substrate Cleaner contains natural cellulosic matter, select biological accelerators and special microbes proven effective in aquarium sludge reduction. MICROBE-LIFT/ Gravel & Substrate Cleaner will also help to clarify dirty aquarium water.

Recommended for use with all MICROBE-LIFT bacteria and enzyme products. MICROBE-LIFT/ Gravel & Substrate Cleaner will discolor your aquarium water for 48-96 hours after application. This product is black in color and may tint your aquarium water slightly. Do not be concerned. The active ingredient is a natural product and will help clarify the water as well as digest organics in the aquarium.

Directions For substrate which has ¼ " or more of solids build up, apply 2 tsp. (10 mL.) of MICROBE-LIFT/ Gravel & Substarte Cleaner per 10 gal. (38L.) of tank water.

Examples: Tank Size Dosage 60 Gal. 12 tsp (4 tbsp./60 mL.) 75 Gal. 15 tsp (5 tbsp./75 mL.) Use as directed every other week until substrate is clean then follow Substrate Maintenance dosage schedule below.

Substrate Maintenance - For substrate with less than ¼" or more of solids build up, apply 1 tsp. (5 mL.) of MICROBE-LIFT/ Gravel & Substarte Cleaner per 10 gal. (38 L.) of tank water. Examples: Tank Size Dosage 60 Gal. 6 tsp (2 tbsp. / 30m L.) 75 Gal. 7 ½ tsp (2 ½ tbsp. / 37 mL.) Use as directed monthly. If build up exceeds ¼" follow Substrate Cleaning dosage schedule.



Cautions

• Keep out of the reach of children
• Follow directions carefully
• Avoid skin or eye contact. If contact happens, flush area thoroughly with cold water

This product is intended for use with all ornamental and aquarium fish but may not be used with fish intended for human consumption.

 

Anyone on the forum using this product?

 

Seriously?

@TomK I think @azurekoi mentioned somewhere that he used it with a lot of praise for this product.

 

Love this product. I actually think a side effect of the product is it helps keep the filter clean too.

 

How is that? Is the idea not that it breaks up the sludge on and in the substrate, so that the filter can get hold of it? What exactly does the product do? @Zoom, do you still siphon your substrate? If it eliminates the need to do that, I am in.

@epiphysis, I think azurekoi was referring to some other local manufactured product.

 

Nope - I referred to this....awesome product.... Not only reduces mulm buildup in gravel/substrate...but as Zoom states - Filters run a lot "Cleaner"....

 

Filters run a lot "Cleaner"....This I do not understand. The muck on the substrate is broken up and goes into the water column. Is the filter not removing it from the water, which means the filter is now taking up more than it used too? How can the filter then run cleaner? Or what happens to all the stuff? Increase TDS and you remove it with water changes?

 

This is Bacteria Tom(not a chemical agent) - it breaks down the waste products of the nitrifying bacteria....ostensibly in the Gravel layer...but when using it,I clean my filters a lot less,with reduced muck.... No increase in TDS - it's a biological change.... processed mulm fuells the growth of bacteria colony....