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I thought I understood the basics of how the aquarium nitrogen cycle works. Then I read a forum post on here where somebody - I forget who it was now - mentioned Archea.
Check out this link:
https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/bitstream/handle/10012/8239/Szabolcs_Natasha.pdf?sequence=1
Here is are the first few paragraphs, quoted from the linked article:
Aquarium biofilters are designed to promote the growth and activity of nitrifying microorganisms, which are primarily responsible for the removal of toxic nitrogen-cycle intermediates. Ammonia is a natural waste product excreted by fish that is lethal to aquatic life at relatively low concentrations. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) outnumber
ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in biofilters of mature freshwater aquaria with lowammonia conditions. However, no study has investigated the early establishment of AOA and AOB within biofilter communities, especially when aquarium ammonia concentrations are elevated.
My thesis research investigated the relative abundance of AOA and AOB in
freshwater aquarium biofilters through early aquarium establishment.
I thought I understood the basics of how the aquarium nitrogen cycle works. Then I read a forum post on here where somebody - I forget who it was now - mentioned Archea.
Check out this link:
https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/bitstream/handle/10012/8239/Szabolcs_Natasha.pdf?sequence=1
Here is are the first few paragraphs, quoted from the linked article:
Aquarium biofilters are designed to promote the growth and activity of nitrifying microorganisms, which are primarily responsible for the removal of toxic nitrogen-cycle intermediates. Ammonia is a natural waste product excreted by fish that is lethal to aquatic life at relatively low concentrations. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) outnumber
ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in biofilters of mature freshwater aquaria with lowammonia conditions. However, no study has investigated the early establishment of AOA and AOB within biofilter communities, especially when aquarium ammonia concentrations are elevated.
My thesis research investigated the relative abundance of AOA and AOB in
freshwater aquarium biofilters through early aquarium establishment.