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Everyone has heard of ammonia, nitrites, nitrifying bacteria, nitrates, ammonium, etc. but do we really all know how this works? Try on this page explain as clearly as possible, especially for newcomers to this fascinating world of wholesale aquariums with aquarium CO2 generator.

The fish in the aquarium with cheap aquarium decorations excreted as ammonia and urea, combined with that produced by the remnants of food, plant remains and which dead fish. All these residues produce ammonia (NH3) in aerobic (with oxygen) conditions and anoxic (anaerobic) appears besides ammonia, acid, phenol, methane etc. all highly toxic to fish. Anoxic zones are located mainly in the gravel, so it is necessary to monitor this point.

As for Ammonia (NH3) should know that there is a dissociated form is the ammonium (NH4), which is about 100 times less toxic than the gaseous form undissociated NH3. Which we have Ammonia or ammonium is due to the pH and water temperature, as higher the pH and temperature have more ammonia and unlike most Ammonium; with close to 8.2 pH and a temperature of 25 we have a fairly safe environment for our fish in the event of a rise in ammonia, that having these values ​​would be in the form of ammonium.

What makes the fish is ammonia that causes swelling in the gills, whose laminates are glued causing suffocation.

Thanks to the presence of nitrifying bacteria begin the process of transformation of ammonia or ammonium, this Nitrosomonas bacteria that consume ammonia and oxygen and convert it into nitrite (NO2), Water and hydrogen are responsible. Nitrites although not as lethal as ammonia are equally dangerous as they are mixed with the hemoglobin in the blood and this can not carry oxygen causing suffocation of fish.

Finally thanks to the Nitrobacter bacteria carry out the reaction of nitrite (NO2) to Nitrate (NO3) consuming oxygen, they no longer pose any danger in freshwater fish except in very high concentrations (1000 mg / l) water. These are removed because plants consume, through changes of water (not to eye with water containing more than we draw Nitrates) can also use a denitrator filter, which would convert nitrates to free nitrogen. This process is carried out by some anaerobic bacteria (not requiring oxygen) use nitrate as food, taking oxygen free nitrogen, but this process can not occur inside the aquarium for obvious reasons, then you should go to an outside denitrator, which is not recommended but if marine aquarium facilities of a certain size, since freshwater fish even being a toxic component Nitrates fish support it to very high doses. One thing to keep in mind, if nitrate accumulation was very high, from the 3000/4000