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Tag: nitrogen cycle
The nitrogen cycle will take place in any body of water where waste is present
You can try keeping the nitrogen cycle from occurring, but it won’t be easy. Some goldfish keepers rely on products that are designed to absorb ammonia. If no ammonia is present, there will be no friendly bugs to form. These products are faster to leach on to other substances you might be using in your aquarium, such as water treatment, remedies or buffering substances. They are slow to grab on to ammonia. Once the products fill, it can no longer absorb any substance at all. Your fish will be at great risk if you depend on these substances
Withholding food from goldfish
Some goldfish keepers feed less food in hopes of less ammonia forming, but this is cruel. A favorite past time of goldfish and Koi is eating. The fact is, the nitrogen cycle was designed by Mother Nature. You can’t fight it, so you might as well work with it. Your fish house will be a much healthier place with the nitrogen cycle in progress. Good bugs kill bad bugs on contact
Using carbon goldfish aquariums
Learn everything you can about the nitrogen cycle by reading the 10 Steps to Goldfish Koi Keeping
Water Treatment
Water treatment for aquariums and ponds STEP 5 Buy the Books Water treatment is used to neutralize chlorine and chloramines. Cities add cleaning agents to prevent harmful bacteria growth, making water safe to drink, however, both chemicals are dangerous to fish and friendly bugs that create the nitrogen cycle Combined ammonia; referred to as chloramines; gives the agent staying power in… Continue reading Water Treatment