Nitrite and Ammonia Charts for Tank Cycling

[halszka]

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

 

[anne-marie]

Groovy

. Makes me want to set a tank up just to cycle.

 

[rheann]

Thanks Halszka

That's very helpful

 

[fred]

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/

 

[brian]

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.