How Many Nitrites Does It Take To Make A Nitrate?

Dr. Bogger · Mar 4, 2008

I've never actually knew the anwser to this qustion, and i did a quick search but didnt find anything helpfull.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me how many ppm of Nitrites makes 1ppm of Nitrate?

I would also like to know the same for ammonia into nitrites?

Does anyone here know the anwser to this question?

backtotropical · Mar 4, 2008

1mg/l Ammonia >> 2.7mg/l Nitrite >> 3.7mg/l Nitrate

Mg/l and ppm are essentially the same for this purpose.

Dr. Bogger · Mar 4, 2008

backtotropical said:
1mg/l Ammonia >> 2.7mg/l Nitrite >> 3.7mg/l Nitrate

Mg/l and ppm are essentially the same for this purpose.

Hey Thanks,

Im not very good at math, so could you please tell me what 1ppm or 1 mg/l nitrites = in nitrates?

I dont know what math formula to figure it out with what u said above.

Thanks.

backtotropical · Mar 4, 2008

To be more accurate, we should say that

17mg/l ammonia >> 46mg/l nitrite >> 62mg/l nitrate

Therefore

1mg/l ammonia >> 2.7mg/l nitrite

1mg/l ammonia >> 3.7mg/l nitrate

1mg/l nitrite >> 1.3mg/l nitrate

celaeno · Mar 4, 2008

that's interesting, btt. where'd you get the original numbers from?

backtotropical · Mar 4, 2008

celaeno said:
that's interesting, btt. where'd you get the original numbers from?

I'm no mad scientist i'm afraid, i learned it from Bignose. Quite interesting though?

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/www.fishforums.net/content/Scientif...nia-To-Nitrate/"]http

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Dr. Bogger · Mar 4, 2008

backtotropical said:
celaeno said:

that's interesting, btt. where'd you get the original numbers from?

Click to expand...

I'm no mad scientist i'm afraid, i learned it from Bignose. Quite interesting though?

<a href="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Scientif...nia-To-Nitrate/" target="_blank">http/www.fishforums.net/content/Scientif...nia-To-Nitrate/</a>

That link dont work.

backtotropical · Mar 4, 2008

Sorry. Try this one.

http

/www.fishforums.net/content/Scientif...nia-To-Nitrate/

Dr. Bogger · Mar 4, 2008

backtotropical said:
Sorry. Try this one.

[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Scientif...nia-To-Nitrate/"]http/www.fishforums.net/content/Scientif...nia-To-Nitrate/[/URL]

That one works

Now seeing i dont know crap about chemistry, i didnt understand a damn thing that was said in that thread :blink:

lol