OK So what should I do. So far everyone has offered an opinion as to how
things happen, but no one has said what needs to be done. Can someone please
tell me what to do in simple terms.
Thank you
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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It's a common conception that this can only be done by bacteria that can't
live in a well oxygenated environment, but I don't agree to that. In other
words, a collony of aerobic bacteria placed in a low oxygen environment
will reduce nitrates. That is my belief. I could be wrong, but I don't
think I am. So while it takes time to get an establishment of bacteria
growing,it does not take much time to cause a colony of aerobic bacteria
to change it's protocal to work towads reducing nitrates, by changing the
enviroment so that the bacteria is in low oxygen levels.

Wayne Sallee
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George Patterson wrote on 5/18/2007 8:34 PM:
Peter Pan wrote:

I understand that this is the chemical breakdown, at least I understand
it to a point, but I still dont know is there anything I need to do or
was this a simple chemistry lesson.

What *you* have to do is provide the low-oxygen environment that is
conducive to the growth of this type of bacteria. A good quantity of live
rock and sufficient water flow is one environment. A deep sand bed under
the right circumstances is another. The so-called "nitrate reactor" is
another. Be aware that this type of bacteria will take months to become
established. The live rock route is favorite because, with any luck,
there will be a small starter colony of bacteria in the rock.

George Patterson
If you torture the data long enough, eventually it will confess
to anything.