Hey, that's looking good. What does each colour ball mean?
Can I assume a movie in the works
Diana Walstads book has a very good and detailed explanation of the nitrogen cycle for freshwater systems
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I must look into getting this book, just to have read it once even.
Thank you for sharing!Diana Walstads book has a very good and detailed explanation of the nitrogen cycle for freshwater systems
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I have been working on this too. For years now. I have the denitrification working pretty easy in the tank. FW or SW makes no matter. Maybe Anammox, not sure about how that process works. Unfortunately I have found there are other issues that require we still do WC. Bicarbonate depletion, Metal Accumulation, and Hormone accumulation. 2 of those 3 I solved but the last one...kind of hard. I have a process in mind but it has a big risk factor and so not worth it IMO. I love this post though.
The secret of making anaerobic conditions in the tank is to use the right substrate. The water becomes aerobic very quick when it seeps down into substrate but still plenty aerobic when up in the normal water column. DW talks about that in her book too. I used to do it with soil but I did not like the tannins and it stopped working once the wood (in the soil) broke down all the way. I am trying pumice now. It will not break down. Took a month to get started instead of a day but also does not leach yellow tannins into the water like the wood/soil did. Not sure if it will eventually clog. Working on how fast the rate will be compared to wood/soil. I love watching the little N2 bubbles coming out of my gravel
I see. Interesting. Never heard of that before. Did that turn out to be a planed tank?
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Introducing an Anaerobic conditions using the sand substrate is very easy but maintaining it is quite difficult. Because you can't know whether the colonizing bacteria are good for your fishes or not. It has been reported that some of the Anaerobic bacteria are there which are able of making some really bad stuff for your fishes. Like poisonous gases (H2S) or some of the non-toxic but non-desired gases (CO2). So I'll always suggest you to make sure that you are not allowing the growth of any unwanted bacteria in your aquarium. That's why people try to avoid the Anaerobic bacteria as because the system is little bit complex.I have been working on this too. For years now. I have the denitrification working pretty easy in the tank. FW or SW makes no matter. Maybe Anammox, not sure about how that process works. Unfortunately I have found there are other issues that require we still do WC. Bicarbonate depletion, Metal Accumulation, and Hormone accumulation. 2 of those 3 I solved but the last one...kind of hard. I have a process in mind but it has a big risk factor and so not worth it IMO. I love this post though.
The secret of making anaerobic conditions in the tank is to use the right substrate. The water becomes aerobic very quick when it seeps down into substrate but still plenty aerobic when up in the normal water column. DW talks about that in her book too. I used to do it with soil but I did not like the tannins and it stopped working once the wood (in the soil) broke down all the way. I am trying pumice now. It will not break down. Took a month to get started instead of a day but also does not leach yellow tannins into the water like the wood/soil did. Not sure if it will eventually clog. Working on how fast the rate will be compared to wood/soil. I love watching the little N2 bubbles coming out of my gravel
Introducing an Anaerobic conditions using the sand substrate is very easy but maintaining it is quite difficult. Because you can't know whether the colonizing bacteria are good for your fishes or not. It has been reported that some of the Anaerobic bacteria are there which are able of making some really bad stuff for your fishes. Like poisonous gases (H2S) or some of the non-toxic but non-desired gases (CO2). So I'll always suggest you to make sure that you are not allowing the growth of any unwanted bacteria in your aquarium. That's why people try to avoid the Anaerobic bacteria as because the system is little bit complex.