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# Fritz Turbo Start 700 Freshwater (4 oz)

**Brand:** fritz aquatics
**Price:** A$65
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Fritz Turbo Start 700 Freshwater (4 oz) by fritz aquatics
- **How much does it cost?** A$65 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

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## Why This Product

- Trusted fritz aquatics brand quality
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## Description

Fritz FritzZyme TurboStart 700 Freshwater Fritz FritzZyme TurboStart 700 Freshwater is an essential product for anyone looking to maintain a healthy and thriving freshwater aquarium. This specialized formulation consists of beneficial bacteria that speed up the aquarium start-up process. Because the formulation is highly concentrated, it can reduce ammonia and nitrite toxicity in new setups and highly populated tanks. Therefore, it ensures that the aquatic environment becomes safe faster than traditional methods. The original live nitrifying bacteria Six-month shelf life Rapidly removes toxic ammonia and nitrite FritzZyme TurboStart 700 is good for fresh and brackish systems Safe to add livestock immediately The main advantage of using Fritz FritzZyme TurboStart 700 Freshwater is the immediate supply of nitrifying bacteria. This product contains strains specifically selected for their nitrification efficiency, playing a vital role in the nitrogen cycle of freshwater aquariums. When fish and other aquatic life produce waste, it breaks down into ammonia, which can be highly toxic. Fritz FritzZyme TurboStart 700 features Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter species that rapidly convert harmful ammonia into nitrite and even further into nitrate. This process minimizes stress on your aquatic inhabitants and maintains water quality. Imagine setting up a new aquarium and having to wait weeks for the natural biological cycle to complete before adding your fish. With Fritz FritzZyme TurboStart 700 Freshwater, you can significantly reduce this waiting period and ensure your tank is fish-ready in just a few days. The bacteria in this product become active immediately upon entering the water, starting work on breaking down ammonia and nitrite right away. This rapid action is particularly beneficial during high biological load phases, after water changes, or when in

Review: The only beneficial bacteria product that actually WORKS - Let me preface this review by saying that I have never used a product and ran to write a review SO quickly. Before this, I have used Seachem Stability, API Quick Start, and Microbe-Lift Nite-Out + Special blend. They did not seem to help during the nitrite phase of the cycle, which I ended up stuck on for more than 30 full days of not for this product. I had crazy nitrites that were measuring over 10ppm (I have a liquid kit as well I use to confirm the tests in detail, the strips are for quick & easy reads). I hadadded quick start at the beginning of the cycle, with no affect. Then I tried adding Seachem stability daily. Nothing for three weeks. Then for a week I switched to microbe-lift Nite-Out. STILL NOTHING, nitrite levels off the charts and I was panicking doing water changes daily at this point with little to no effect. After doing more research and doubting bottled bacteria products even work, I read on a forum that Fritzzyme Turbostart 700 is a bottled bacteria product that is refrigerated and therefore preserves the bacteria through shipping. I decided to buy a bottle to try it out for myself. The package arrived with ice packs inside. They were melted but the bottle wasn't warm, so that meant all was good. I popped it in the fridge for a few hours before use. I added double the dose to my tank. I included pictures of my water tests below. The first test shows how the levels were before I used Fritzzyme. The second picture shows the water test after a few hours. Nitrates and nitrites clearly gone down by a LOT. The last image shows the water test the next morning, after about 24 hours. WOW! This stuff is GOOD. No more nitrites, trace nitrates, no ammonia. Cycle completed after just one time of using this. Miracle in a bottle. I am currently using it on another tank with the same issue and the levels are going down already too. Moral of the story: Don't bother with any bacteria products that aren't refrigerated. This stuff is the REAL DEAL.
Review: Turbo start - cycles like no other - I wish I would have gotten this on time, it would have saved me so much stress and hard work. I ordered this mid November with a shipment of fish scheduled for the end of the month. The shipment was a bit unexpected but I had been waiting for these particular fish to come on the market and I didn't want to lose my chance. The fish needed a quarantine tank and I used a bunch of media from my other established tanks to avoid massive water changes and lots of work on my part. Despite all of that I wanted to play things as safe as I could so I sprang for this. Well for whatever reason the ship date on my Turbo Start order kept getting moved and I had to cancel the order twice as desertcart was advertising a ship date weeks ahead of the final date they kept giving me. To my ire the Turbo Start didn't arrive until the first week in December, a full three days after the fish arrived and two days after it was scheduled to show up. I was stuck trying to make do with Fluval (didn't have enough phosphates in the water to kick start their bacteria strains) and seachem (hardly made a dent). Those were such a waste, I think I spent around 50 on those products alone. In the end I was throwing those products away because of the massive water changes I was having to do. Once the Turbo Start finally arrived, I was hesitant to use it as it was shipped during a cold snap and almost certainly froze in shipping. Not only that but it was shipped via USPS and got put in the mail box which I don't check every day. Day time temps where well above 60's in the mailbox and froze again over night. After all the work I was having to put into the quarantine tanks my heart broke. The directions say not to freeze the product and it sat in my mailbox over night twice. After another few days of fighting high nitrites (ammonia is way easier to remove with big water changes) I decided to try this, it was either going to work and I wouldn't have to do as big a water change or it wasn't going to work and I was going to end up dumping it with water changes anyway. I really had nothing to loose. I added this to my tank and eight hours later I tested my water and BOOM! nitrites were somewhere between .05pmm and .1ppm!! Not perfect but much less stressful! With the addition of salt, I was greeted by active happy hungry fish. I did spend some time checking the fish after adding the damaged Turbo Start. Fritz recommends not to let the product freeze but I couldn't find any information on their site or anywhere else on what would happen if a damaged product was used. So with some new water on stand by, I added Turbo Start and checked in on the fish every 15 min to half hour and they seamed fine. After a long night of worrying I went to bed. Next morning fish were fine and the water was great! I still don't know if using Turbo start after it had been out of refrigeration and completely froze was a good idea, it smelled like a rotting animal when I opened the bottle (not the surfer smell some people describe), but it worked and I am esthetic! Now that my water is down to .05ppm nitrites I can back off water changes until the ammonia or nitrites rise again and then I will hopefully only have to do small water changes and add a smaller amount of Turbo Start so as not to back slide the establishing bacteria colonies. I highly recommend this product, highly don't recommend not having it on hand before you need it, and defiantly don't recommend in fish cycling. Yes there are the YouTubers who say, "Look! I just set up my tank! In goes Fritz, everything is fine!!". Even if you know what you are doing, in tank cycling is a risk and a time sink. You have to be willing to check on your fish and test your water through out the day and change it at a moment's notice! Don't do it folks, even if you are like, "I got time to do water changes 3x a day!! I have vacation time and am going to do a stay-cation keeping an eye on my new fish!!" Just don't do it... Despite the fish being better off I still have to monitor of fungal infection as result of these last few stressful days. Also don't trust that this product will be fine if it freezes, yeah it worked for me but I won't be rolling that dice twice. Don't bother with others products, this might look expensive but compared to the dosing direction on other products, a little bit of this goes a loooonnngg way and its the only one out of four products from two different companies that worked and helped fix my almost disastrous nitrite levels.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B084GP275Z |
| ASIN  | B084GP275Z |
| Best Sellers Rank | #17,528 in Pet Supplies ( See Top 100 in Pet Supplies ) #174 in Aquarium Water Treatments |
| Brand Name | Fritz Aquatics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (739) |
| Date First Available | February 4, 2020 |
| Date First Available  | February 4, 2020 |
| Directions | Add Fritz TurboStart 700 Freshwater directly to the aquarium upon setup. For new aquariums, add 4 fluid ounces (118 ml) for every 20 gallons (75 liters) of water. For heavily populated tanks, add 4 fluid ounces (118 ml) every 48 hours until ammonia and nitrite levels are reduced. Safe to immediately add livestock. |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 4.88 x 1.65 x 1.54 inches |
| Item Weight | 4 Ounces |
| Item model number | TurboStart 700 |
| Item model number  | TurboStart 700 |
| Manufacturer | Fritz |
| Manufacturer  | Fritz |
| Product Dimensions  | 5 x 1.5 x 1.5 inches; 4 ounces |
| Size | 4 oz. |
| Target Audience Keyword | fish |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Fritz Aquatics
- **Item Form:** Liquid
- **Item Weight:** 4 Ounces
- **Liquid Volume:** 4 Fluid Ounces
- **Manufacturer:** Fritz

## Images

![Fritz Turbo Start 700 Freshwater (4 oz) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51iG8PTxRUL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How much do you need for a 10 gallon tank?**
A: half of 1ounce should cover it.

**Q: Can you use this product with fish already in the tank.  I am trying to regain lost beneficial bacteria**
A: Absolutely, it is designed to be used with fish in the tank as well as for cycling. Expensive but very effective.

**Q: Does this come with a way to measure dosage? For example can the cap be used to measure dosage?**
A: No it doesn't come with a way to measure it out.

**Q: How much to use for 30 gal?**
A: Use 1 oz per 50 gallons of water, as one can use up to 5x the dosage safely, simply use 1 oz for 30 gallons of water.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The only beneficial bacteria product that actually WORKS
*by C***N on August 17, 2025*

Let me preface this review by saying that I have never used a product and ran to write a review SO quickly. Before this, I have used Seachem Stability, API Quick Start, and Microbe-Lift Nite-Out + Special blend. They did not seem to help during the nitrite phase of the cycle, which I ended up stuck on for more than 30 full days of not for this product. I had crazy nitrites that were measuring over 10ppm (I have a liquid kit as well I use to confirm the tests in detail, the strips are for quick & easy reads). I hadadded quick start at the beginning of the cycle, with no affect. Then I tried adding Seachem stability daily. Nothing for three weeks. Then for a week I switched to microbe-lift Nite-Out. STILL NOTHING, nitrite levels off the charts and I was panicking doing water changes daily at this point with little to no effect. After doing more research and doubting bottled bacteria products even work, I read on a forum that Fritzzyme Turbostart 700 is a bottled bacteria product that is refrigerated and therefore preserves the bacteria through shipping. I decided to buy a bottle to try it out for myself. The package arrived with ice packs inside. They were melted but the bottle wasn't warm, so that meant all was good. I popped it in the fridge for a few hours before use. I added double the dose to my tank. I included pictures of my water tests below. The first test shows how the levels were before I used Fritzzyme. The second picture shows the water test after a few hours. Nitrates and nitrites clearly gone down by a LOT. The last image shows the water test the next morning, after about 24 hours. WOW! This stuff is GOOD. No more nitrites, trace nitrates, no ammonia. Cycle completed after just one time of using this. Miracle in a bottle. I am currently using it on another tank with the same issue and the levels are going down already too. Moral of the story: Don't bother with any bacteria products that aren't refrigerated. This stuff is the REAL DEAL.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Turbo start - cycles like no other
*by S***1 on December 12, 2020*

I wish I would have gotten this on time, it would have saved me so much stress and hard work. I ordered this mid November with a shipment of fish scheduled for the end of the month. The shipment was a bit unexpected but I had been waiting for these particular fish to come on the market and I didn't want to lose my chance. The fish needed a quarantine tank and I used a bunch of media from my other established tanks to avoid massive water changes and lots of work on my part. Despite all of that I wanted to play things as safe as I could so I sprang for this. Well for whatever reason the ship date on my Turbo Start order kept getting moved and I had to cancel the order twice as amazon was advertising a ship date weeks ahead of the final date they kept giving me. To my ire the Turbo Start didn't arrive until the first week in December, a full three days after the fish arrived and two days after it was scheduled to show up. I was stuck trying to make do with Fluval (didn't have enough phosphates in the water to kick start their bacteria strains) and seachem (hardly made a dent). Those were such a waste, I think I spent around 50 on those products alone. In the end I was throwing those products away because of the massive water changes I was having to do. Once the Turbo Start finally arrived, I was hesitant to use it as it was shipped during a cold snap and almost certainly froze in shipping. Not only that but it was shipped via USPS and got put in the mail box which I don't check every day. Day time temps where well above 60's in the mailbox and froze again over night. After all the work I was having to put into the quarantine tanks my heart broke. The directions say not to freeze the product and it sat in my mailbox over night twice. After another few days of fighting high nitrites (ammonia is way easier to remove with big water changes) I decided to try this, it was either going to work and I wouldn't have to do as big a water change or it wasn't going to work and I was going to end up dumping it with water changes anyway. I really had nothing to loose. I added this to my tank and eight hours later I tested my water and BOOM! nitrites were somewhere between .05pmm and .1ppm!! Not perfect but much less stressful! With the addition of salt, I was greeted by active happy hungry fish. I did spend some time checking the fish after adding the damaged Turbo Start. Fritz recommends not to let the product freeze but I couldn't find any information on their site or anywhere else on what would happen if a damaged product was used. So with some new water on stand by, I added Turbo Start and checked in on the fish every 15 min to half hour and they seamed fine. After a long night of worrying I went to bed. Next morning fish were fine and the water was great! I still don't know if using Turbo start after it had been out of refrigeration and completely froze was a good idea, it smelled like a rotting animal when I opened the bottle (not the surfer smell some people describe), but it worked and I am esthetic! Now that my water is down to .05ppm nitrites I can back off water changes until the ammonia or nitrites rise again and then I will hopefully only have to do small water changes and add a smaller amount of Turbo Start so as not to back slide the establishing bacteria colonies. I highly recommend this product, highly don't recommend not having it on hand before you need it, and defiantly don't recommend in fish cycling. Yes there are the YouTubers who say, "Look! I just set up my tank! In goes Fritz, everything is fine!!". Even if you know what you are doing, in tank cycling is a risk and a time sink. You have to be willing to check on your fish and test your water through out the day and change it at a moment's notice! Don't do it folks, even if you are like, "I got time to do water changes 3x a day!! I have vacation time and am going to do a stay-cation keeping an eye on my new fish!!" Just don't do it... Despite the fish being better off I still have to monitor of fungal infection as result of these last few stressful days. Also don't trust that this product will be fine if it freezes, yeah it worked for me but I won't be rolling that dice twice. Don't bother with others products, this might look expensive but compared to the dosing direction on other products, a little bit of this goes a loooonnngg way and its the only one out of four products from two different companies that worked and helped fix my almost disastrous nitrite levels.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for new aquariums
*by R***E on March 1, 2026*

This had my tank up and running immediately.

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