Learn About Nitrifying Bacteria
What can Nitrifying Bacteria do for your tank?
One & Only Nitrifying Bacteria is a mixture of nitrifying bacteria
developed by Dr. Timothy Hovanec, one of the World’s premier
authorities on nitrifying bacteria in aquaria and closed aquatic
life-support systems. One & Only, live nitrifying bacteria, will quickly establish a functioning biological filter in your aquarium allowing you to immediately add fish to your tank. Use One & Only to avoid New Tank Syndrome (NTS). NTS occurs when aquarium water has such high levels of ammonia and/or nitirite that your fish die.
Here's the nitty gritty:
Fish
excrete ammonia. Your aquarium is a closed system and this ammonia can
build up in aquarium water to high levels and become lethal to your
fish. Eventually nitrite starts to build up to high levels in your
tank and this is also lethal to fish. This is New Tank Syndrome and
something no one wants to experience.
One
& Only quickly establishes a biofilter in your newly set-up
aquarium so that your fish do not experience New Tank Syndrome (NTS).
One & Only contains species of ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing
bacteria that prefer to live in the fish tank environment. One &
Only will maintain ammonia and nitrite below toxic concentrations and
establish a fully functioning biological filter in less than half the
time without it.
Scientifically speaking: What exactly are nitrifying bacteria?
Nitrifying bacteria are chemolithoautotrophic bacteria that naturally occur in rivers, lakes, streams and the ocean. Chemolithoautotrophic is just a
big term that simply means these bacteria get their energy by breaking
down different chemicals (as opposed to plants that get energy from the
sun). And lucky for us, these chemicals are naturally made by your
fish. One & Only helps you build a natural ecosystem in your
aquarium that is beneficial to both your fish and these bacteria!
Still want to know more? Check out these scientific papers and articles!
Identification of Bacteria Responsible for Ammonia Oxidation in Freshwater Aquaria
by Paul C. Burrell, Carol M. Phalen, and Timothy A. Hovanec.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Dec. 2001, p. 5791-5800.
Nitrospira- Like Bacteria Associated with Nitrite Oxidation in Freshwater Aquaria
by Hovanec, T. A., L. T. Taylor, A. Blakis and E. F. DeLong.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Vol. 64, No. 1: 258-264.
Comparative Analysis of Nitrifying Bacteria Associated with Freshwater and Marine Aquaria
by Hovanec, T. A. and E. F. DeLong.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Vol. 62, No. 8: 2888-2896.
