Hello
Please can someone with chemistry/biology background help me understand the meaning of 2e- and NH2OH at the nitrification equation ?
The equation result is also H+ (lowering the pH and consuming alkalinity) but in practical terms is this alkalinity reduction significant in our aquariums ?
The nitrification is done by chemolithoautotroph bacteria meaning that they get their energy from inorganic source and the carbon from environment CO2. Where is the CO2 in the nitrification equation ? Or the bacteria use CO2 and other inorganic "food" to produce mass and the nitrification occurs inside the bacteria ?
thanks
Charles Silva
Please can someone with chemistry/biology background help me understand the meaning of 2e- and NH2OH at the nitrification equation ?
The equation result is also H+ (lowering the pH and consuming alkalinity) but in practical terms is this alkalinity reduction significant in our aquariums ?
The nitrification is done by chemolithoautotroph bacteria meaning that they get their energy from inorganic source and the carbon from environment CO2. Where is the CO2 in the nitrification equation ? Or the bacteria use CO2 and other inorganic "food" to produce mass and the nitrification occurs inside the bacteria ?
thanks
Charles Silva