Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > New to the Hobby

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1  
Old 01-23-2005, 01:34 PM
Invigor's Avatar
Invigor Invigor is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Regina
Posts: 905
Invigor is on a distinguished road
Default NH3 vs NH4+

what's the difference between NH3 and NH4+ other than one more H atom? Assumingly they're both bad news in a tank, but how is ammonium created vs how ammonia is? how does it convert? in a bag of fish it would be NH3, which is "temporarily" non-toxic, yet adding tank water to the bag would be catastrophic as it would change to NH4+?

can someone help me clarify this confusion?
 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 01:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.