desol Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Old thread, but I wanted to ammend it by pointing out that Bio-Spira, i'm assuming by it's name, innoculates a new tank with Nitrospira bacteria which are the main bacteria responsible for breaking down Nitrites. These bacteria take much longer to grow, especially in higher PH tanks. The Nitrospira bacteria are not the same as the ammonia eating NitroBacter that is contained in 95 percent of store bought items. A lot of people confuse the two bacteria strains, and their purposes, but they are not the same. Nitrobacter grow quickly to consume ammonia, whereas Nitrospira can take months to grow and reduce Nitrite levels, depending on conditions. http://aem.asm.org/content/64/1/258.full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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