Aqua Man
- 26,480
- 638
Just googled this. It explains it pretty well. This was important when I was in my fish and aquatic plant years. That why things like African cichlids don't do well with ammonia produced from fish food and waste. They need a lot more water changes since they prefer hard higher ph water if you don't have an established tank. Where the micobiology become very important to have a good population of denitrifying bacteria to break it down into nitrates which are far less toxic.
Just useless info .. well kinda useless
Hach Support Online
Your partner in Water Quality - Find expert answers and outstanding support you can depend on
support.hach.com
Just useless info .. well kinda useless