KeithV
New Member
My gut says to wait it out and improve the cleanliness of the tank. I am not a fan of adding chems but could it hurt to add an anti amonia product...like ammolock or somthing like that?
I'm worried I might miss the advent of an ammonia spike if I don't treat but I don't want to starve out the slower reproducing autotrophs while trying to head off the heterotrophs.
Let me refference one of the posts added by "backtotropical":
"There are 2 types of bacteria at work in our tanks
Autotrophic Bacteria - Bacteria capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy. Our beneficial filter bacteria are autotrophs.
Heterotrophic Bacteria - Bacteria that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition. The heterotrophs in our aquariums mineralise the organic waste (break down the uneaten food, fish waste, dead plant matter etc into ammonia).
Contrary to popular belief, it is commonly the heterotrophs which are seen in our bacterial blooms, not our trusted autotroph nitrifiers."
I'm worried I might miss the advent of an ammonia spike if I don't treat but I don't want to starve out the slower reproducing autotrophs while trying to head off the heterotrophs.
Let me refference one of the posts added by "backtotropical":
"There are 2 types of bacteria at work in our tanks
Autotrophic Bacteria - Bacteria capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy. Our beneficial filter bacteria are autotrophs.
Heterotrophic Bacteria - Bacteria that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition. The heterotrophs in our aquariums mineralise the organic waste (break down the uneaten food, fish waste, dead plant matter etc into ammonia).
Contrary to popular belief, it is commonly the heterotrophs which are seen in our bacterial blooms, not our trusted autotroph nitrifiers."
