Nitrite and Ammonia Charts for Tank Cycling

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halszka

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I've been hunting down more info about the nitrogen cycle and found a cool page that has charts to keep track of your nitrite and ammonia and what to do.

http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/biologicalcycle/a/nitrogencycle_2.htm

It's a good way of keeping track of what a tank is doing while it's cycling
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I am curious, I know bacteria help change the forms of the ammonia, how exactly does it go?
ammonia, nitrite, nitrate? I found this little plant (live) that grows off of nitrates, as in it obsorbs (sp?) them; I think this might be a VERY good plant to have in an axie aquarium? Here is the plant, have'nt found a source of it for sale though...
http://www.plantedtank.net/plantprofiles/17/
 
Yes, bacteria break down ammonia into nitrite into nitrate. All plants absorb nitrogen as a food source, so any plant is good for axies in that regard. I use live plants in all of my tanks, and consider them not just as decoration but as part of my filter system.
 
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