TLC Saltwater

Eliminating toxic ammonia and nitrate is critically important for a healthy aquaculture system. TLC Saltwater contains specific strains of both nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria which oxidize and convert toxic ammonia and nitrite to a non-toxic nitrate, as well as controlling algae and biofilm growth. 

TLC Saltwater is added to water for rapid and safe set-up of aquaculture tanks and systems so that you can safely add livestock right away, rather than having to wait weeks or even months. Just one dose will instantly populate an aquarium with all the live, active nitrifying bacteria needed to prevent ammonia and nitrite toxicity. 

The constant change from ammonia to nitrite to nitrate is called the nitrogen cycle, and when a given tank or pond is converting all the NH3 into NO2, and is just as rapidly converting all of the NO2 into NO3, the tank is considered to be “fully cycled”.