It's a good point about the un-seeable die off. No telling how many microscopic creatures have bit the dust. Also, there is TONs of crab and snail poop in my tank. Tons. I just read that fish poo does not contain nitrate but what about snail and crab poo?
How do I get the nitrates down??
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It's a good point about the un-seeable die off. No telling how many microscopic creatures have bit the dust. Also, there is TONs of crab and snail poop in my tank. Tons. I just read that fish poo does not contain nitrate but what about snail and crab poo?
Just learned from the article that I probably have a good amount of denitrifying bacteria (given that my ammonia and trites are low) but that the anaerobic (anoxic?) bacteria may not be up to par yet since the trates are still up. Am I getting this?
If you have detritus accumulating in places, that's a good indication that there's inadequate flow in the tank, or that an adjustment of powerhead position may be necessary to help eliminate those dead spots where detritus is piling up.
Is bio spira denitrifying bacteria (got those) or the anaerobic kind that break down the trates (seem to have lower amounts of those in my tank)?
Will my trate eating bacteria grow to meet the supply of the trates in my tank if I just leave it alone?
That's a good point. I've also read that they grow in the crevasses of live rock but 50lbs of lr only removes 3-5ppm of nitrate per day...that wouldn't touch what I'm producing.
