My original response may have sounded a little trite - I'm sorry, it wasn't
intended as such. The bacteria which break down Ammonia are Nitrospira (Hence
the name "Bio Spira"). On land or in soil, the bacteria are Nitrosomona, and
anything else is likely a typo or misspelling. Nitrobacter break down nitrite.
If you want to read a lot of dry information on it, you may be able to find
Hovanec's original papers. If you don't have a background in biology, they're
going to be really dull. If you do, they'll just be dull. :)
You can probably poke around Marineland's website (marineland.com, I think) and
find quite a bit on Tim and his bacteria work. It'll probably be a little more
mainstream, and of course marketing based (Tim proved that bio spira is the only
bacteria that work! For just PENNIES per gallon, this miracle bacteria will
SAVE YOUR FISH! :)
Joshua
uoting Bob Bock <bockhouse-in-earthlink.net>:
> Who's Tim Hovanac?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jlw-in-dune.net
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> Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Denitrifying bacteria question
>
> In aquaria...
> It's neither. :) Tim Hovanac showed that they're not present in
> significant
> quantities underwater, and that another bacteria (as far as I know,
> unidentified) is likely responsible.
>
> Joshua.
>
>
> Quoting Bob Bock <bockhouse-in-earthlink.net>:
>
> > Can anyone tell me whether it's "nitromonas" or "nitrosomas" that's
> involved
> > in oxidizing ammonia?
> >
> > On the web, I've seen references to both.
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