scotts2002
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Can anyone tell me about the bacteria layers in a 3 inch live sand bed? I know that at the upper most layer there are nitrifying bacteria that break down fish waste to nitrates. Deeper in the sand there are anarobic bacteria that are supposed to break down the nitrates into nitrogen, which bubbles up and out of the aquarium. I think, maybe not correctly :notsure: , that this anarobic bacteria is lethal to fish.
If I want to split the sand bed between 2 aquariums, should I be concerned about the bacteria deeper in the sand?
If anyone knows about this topic please give me any input. :help:
Thanks
If I want to split the sand bed between 2 aquariums, should I be concerned about the bacteria deeper in the sand?
If anyone knows about this topic please give me any input. :help:
Thanks