mattt6511
Aquarium Advice Activist
hello, well i have 2 saltwater reef tanks and i completly understand the cycle and all that, but in saltwater you have your liverock and livesand that converts ammonia into nitrates but what converts it in freshwater??? the reason i ask is just for the heck of it i tested my roommates freshwater turtle tank and his ammonia was off the chart at 8.0 dark dark green... my ammonia in both sw tanks is 0.0 so basicaly im asking what converts ammonia to nitrate in a freshwater tank??