Hello! I am coming from Freshwater, and fully understood the Ammonia cycle in fresh:
Fish makes ammonia, bacteria turns it into nitrite then nitrate -> plants take up nitrate and oxygenate water.
With my large freshwater Discus tank I don't really have to do water changes frequently and ammonia and nitrates stay very low because of the full cycle.
I realize with salt...the plant part is missing. What takes up the nitrate after it's changed to that from ammonia by the bacteria? Is it only water changes?
I have a very small nano reef (9G) that I am just starting.
Fish makes ammonia, bacteria turns it into nitrite then nitrate -> plants take up nitrate and oxygenate water.
With my large freshwater Discus tank I don't really have to do water changes frequently and ammonia and nitrates stay very low because of the full cycle.
I realize with salt...the plant part is missing. What takes up the nitrate after it's changed to that from ammonia by the bacteria? Is it only water changes?
I have a very small nano reef (9G) that I am just starting.