CARBON DOSING

[ZoWhat]

 

[shakacuz]

it all makes sense now!!

 

[Miami Reef]

Nutrifying bacteria? What’s that?

 

[Gtinnel]

Not to nit pick but shouldn't that be denitrifying bacteria?

 

[Miami Reef]

Not to nit pick but shouldn't that be nitrifying bacteria?

Not even. Nitrifying bacteria doesn’t consume carbon, it consumes ammonia.

Heterotrophic bacteria is the correct term.

 

[Gtinnel]

Not even. Nitrifying bacteria doesn’t consume carbon, it consumes ammonia.

Heterotrophic bacteria is the correct term.

Ah you quoted me before I changed it to denitrifying.

As for being heterotrophic I'll have to take your word for it.

 

[ZoWhat]

Not to nit pick but shouldn't that be denitrifying bacteria?

Opps. I fixed it

 

[Gtinnel]

Opps. I fixed it

I could be wrong....I often am, but as I understand it nitrifying is converting ammonia to nitrites/nitrates, and then denitrifying converts nitrate to nitrogen gas. So the one that consumes nitrates (and I assume phosphates) is denitrifying.