larryndana
Active Member
Originally Posted by sepulatian
Ammonia is the first thing to be broken down. Ammonia and nitrites don't linger. Nitrates are the lingering factor. They are usually removed via water changes, but if a person has a substrate that they used for biological filtration, such as CC, then the final product of the nitrogen cycle can get built up in the crevices. This is the reason that CC needs to be cleaned thoroughly.
so its a no, lol. i understand the nitrogen cycle and that nitrates can build up in cc. i was curious if someone with cc if they disrupted their sand bed if you would also see a spike/rise in ammonia and nitrites.
Ammonia is the first thing to be broken down. Ammonia and nitrites don't linger. Nitrates are the lingering factor. They are usually removed via water changes, but if a person has a substrate that they used for biological filtration, such as CC, then the final product of the nitrogen cycle can get built up in the crevices. This is the reason that CC needs to be cleaned thoroughly.
so its a no, lol. i understand the nitrogen cycle and that nitrates can build up in cc. i was curious if someone with cc if they disrupted their sand bed if you would also see a spike/rise in ammonia and nitrites.