Ammonia

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by nemo79, Jul 7, 2006.

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  1. nemo79

    nemo79 Zoanthid

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    My Tank Is In The Cycling Process But My Ammonia Is At 1.0 - How Do I Get It To 0?
     
    nemo79, Jul 7, 2006
    nemo79, Jul 7, 2006
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  2. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    Wait. If you have Live Rock in the tank. The Denitrifying bacteria will eat the ammonia and turn it into Nitrite then other bacteria will eat that and turn it in to Nitrate. You have to perform water changes to ride the tank of Nitrate
     
    Jason McKenzie, Jul 7, 2006
    Jason McKenzie, Jul 7, 2006
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