Thank you Wayne
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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What you can do is to have more live rock, and more live sand.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


Peter Pan wrote on 5/19/2007 9:20 PM:
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
Wayne's Pets


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.