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Bacteria

Bacteria. In the Aquaponics System. Nitrates vs. Nitrites.

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Bacteria

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  1. Bacteria In the Aquaponics System

  2. Nitrates vs. Nitrites While there are literally hundreds of types of bacteria that will come to call your aquaponics system ”home”, there are two on which we primarily focus because they do the job of converting the toxic ammonia from the fish into benign nitrate: Nitrosomonas and Nitrospira We need to attract these naturally occurring bacteria to the system.

  3. What Are They Nitrosomonas and Nitrospira live everywhere you see slime in an environment where fish grow. They make the slime so they can stick to a surface and colonize. 1. Fish produce ammonia from breathing. Ammonia is poisonous to the fish,and not a good food for the plants. 2. Nitrosomonas bacteria eat the ammonia, and change it into nitrites.Nitrites are a chemical that is also toxic to the fish and not a very goodsource of food for the plants. 3. Next, Nitrospira come along and eat the nitrites, converting them intonitrates. Nitrates are virtually harmless to the fish and a great source ofnitrogen for the plants. Nitrogen helps plants grow quickly, produce morefruit, and create green leaves.

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