Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria - Are you adding this?

[Alexander1312]

Reading the article below, how many of you add this to your tank?

Could Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria Change Reefing? | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The future of the reef aquarium industry is microbial. Microbes hold many of the nuanced secrets behind the long-term health and reproduction of corals, reef fish, and invertebrates.

reefbuilders.com

I have been using PNS Pro Bio for several months and cannot tell if it is worth doing. I have had no significant issues with my tank since using this (before Dinos etc), and all corals I have (no acros) have been doing well, no fish disease no cyano despite low nitrates and high phosphates.

The article above seems to imply yes, and I did watch several interviews with the owner of Hydrospace. However, as a non-biologist, it is pretty challenging to follow his rationale, and it is difficult for him to articulate benefits while trying not to overstate the impact.

Anyway, I just thought I would see the sentiment related to this relatively niche additive.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Smells like snake oil from here

 

[Alexander1312]

Smells like snake oil from here

Well, yeah, but it seems this two-person company has been selling many of these, and they are very transparent in disclosing what is inside their product, which is contrary to many other snake oil sales approaches, so I thought there could be some merit to this.

 

[BAYMAC]

Smells like snake oil from here

Absolutely not. Kenneth is the real deal.

Rhodopseudomonas is one that I wanted to do at Reef Nutrition. Its a incredible feed, with a slew of other uses

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Absolutely not. Kenneth is the real deal.

Rhodopseudomonas is one that I wanted to do at Reef Nutrition. Its a incredible feed, with a slew of other uses

Interesting...
I’ll look further into it
G tends to be right on when it comes to these matters

 

[BAYMAC]

Interesting...
I’ll look further into it
G tends to be right on when it comes to these matters

I will say, I do take what all phyto & bacteria companies preach their phyto/bacteria can achieve with a grain of salt. You're not going to see much reduction in nutrients with live phyto additions. To use a lot, you need a lot. If you have a lot, your water is tinted, which reefers tend to dislike.

The bacterias Kenneth are utilizing, and is in a continual search for, are very useful. His last vacation wasn't just a vacation, he pulled ocean samples to isolate bacterias while there lol

My marketing approach to phtyo was always as a feed.