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The Nitrogen Cycle (Cycling)
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Nitrogen Cycle
Fish waste and dead plant matter are broken down in a process called the nitrogen cy- cle. The process is basically a repetition of these steps:- Fish waste and decomposing organic material is broken down by bacteria into nitrite.Both ammonia and nitrite are toxic to fish.
- Another bacteria then breaks the nitrites down into relatively harmless nitrates.
- Plants use nitrates (fertilizer) and excess nitrates build up in the aquarium. If nitrates
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Nitrogen Cycle Simplified
Attached is a document I made when I was running the old FishOwners website explaining the Nitrogen Cycle
This document is also now available...