Starting up a new tank can be a slow process and infuriating with ammonia not present to start the nitrogen cycle making the water uninhabitable for livestock, we at Planktonyx designed a starter kit with Ammonia and beneficial bacteria (Bacto-seed) to insure a easy kick start to life in your aquarium, Ammonia will be consumed by the nitrosomonas bacteria (strains in Bacto-seed) and change into Nitrites and then be consumed by Nitrobacter (strains in Bacto-seed) to change into nitrates (Making it safe for live stock ) it also becomes food for corals adding bacteria is essential to build an established bio filtration and to support microbial populations, as well as some of our strains produce carbohydrates with is essential for coral growth and fish health.