Feb 24, 2020 #1 R Rugggs3 Community Member View Badges Joined Jan 12, 2020 Messages 29 Reaction score 14 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Does benefical bacteria die off if there is not source of ammonia?
Feb 24, 2020 #2 RCS82 Well-Known Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined May 9, 2018 Messages 686 Reaction score 847 Location Sherwood Park, AB, Canada Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yes that is basically accepted I think, that the population of nitrite and nitrate converting bacteria is reliant on the amount of ammonia present.
Yes that is basically accepted I think, that the population of nitrite and nitrate converting bacteria is reliant on the amount of ammonia present.
Feb 24, 2020 #3 35ppt Large Member View Badges Excellence Award Article Contributor Joined Jun 19, 2019 Messages 1,413 Reaction score 2,006 Location Los Angeles Rating - 0% 0 0 0 There is a study where they starved nitrosoma bacteria (oxidizes ammonia into nitrite) and IIRC after a month they had gone dormant but was quickly able to process like 90% of the amount they were processing previously.
There is a study where they starved nitrosoma bacteria (oxidizes ammonia into nitrite) and IIRC after a month they had gone dormant but was quickly able to process like 90% of the amount they were processing previously.