So far I have expected to see nitrates and nitrites go up, but now that I will be spot feeding the oyster I hope to see them go down from where they are, barely registering. Pacific oysters are named invasive almost everywhere! however in places like Chesapeake bay it seems to be extremely beneficial where the native species of oyster was nearly destroyed and its ecosystem collapsed, Thankfully the farming of pacific oysters there is helping the government to strategically repopulate and rebuild the once famous oyster reefs. Only this time, with a mix of native oysters, and pacific oysters.I have two pacific oysters in my macro algae display. They are invasive along the Tasmanian coast so I collected them from my local bay.
I didn't realize they could potentially reduce nitrates so I'll start monitoring. I'm really interested to see what comes up in your closed systems!