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Old 06-02-2005, 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by danny zubot
10% of those "bugs" account for about 85 to 90% of the denitrification process, all of which occures withing the first 3/4 inches of sand in an aquarium.
So with my BB tank, how does one explain 0 ppm NO3? Sand CAN be home to bacteria, but inthe absence of sand, more than enough "bugs" exist on and in the rock to perform denitrification.
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