A cycling product?

[Sallermander]

I had this product a while back, when I was planning on getting a pufferfish, but somehow ended up getting a scorpion instead... And now I'm curious about newts

I would have to say you need to cycle since these little guys absorb through their skin, the product I have is called "Specialblend" by microbe-lift, it is chemical free and says it's harmless to plants and animals, it is apparently JUST the beneficial bacteria you get from cycling, has anyone tried this? Is it good?

Microbe-Lift.com :: Special Blend

 

[Jennewt]

The link doesn't work for me.

I am skeptical of all of the "cycling in a bottle" products. Their claims defy some basic things I know about bacteria. It probably wouldn't hurt anything, but it probably wouldn't help either.

 

[carsona246]

I second that, there are very few products that actually contain live benificial bacteria. I can't remember off the top of my head which ones have actually work properly for others, but for those that have worked had to be purchased and recieved within 3 days of it being bottled for it to actually work. I wouldn't trust them, the best way to quickly cycle a tank is to seed it with another tank.