Very informative article on nitrogen cycle

[ecoli73]

The problem I think for very low PH is that the bacteria are also inhibited...so if there is a sudden jump in PH, it will require time to consume the suddenly present NH3.


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[Drstrangelove]

Here are some of the links that the article used as source material for anyone wanting those.

Ammonia Toxicity to Freshwater Fish: http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/freshwater-articles/bacteria-freshwater-aquarium-74891/ I like the one I linked for easier to read pH/temp data, but this one is also good. What it DOES have is a nice chart showing exposure time and potential lethality which is quite valuable.

Nitrospira- Like Bacteria Associated with Nitrite Oxidation in Freshwater Aquaria: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC124703/ Looks above my head, but I'm going to try to read it later!


Nitrogen Cycle and Aquarium & Pond Cycling http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/nitrogen_cycle.html
Looks like a good read also, but not too technical.

Reference 2 and 4 were abstracts, so the author may used access to those. Reference 5 was posted earlier in the thread (2 links to Oscarfish.)

 

[MonsterMinis]

Great read.. and the nitrogen cycle and all encompased in it is someonething I don't think any fishkeeper can ever know enough about.