What are Nitrates?
What Is Nitrate?
Nitrate is the waste by-product of nitrifying bacteria (nitrobacters), which develops as part of the nitrogen cycle and occur as the final stage and stages are ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Nitrates are a key component to make an aquarium’s biological filtration system function and stay in balance.
Why Is Nitrate a Problem Element?
Nitrates are [...]
Blue-green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
Blue-green algae are technically not algae at all in fact they are a bacteria. Due to fact they are aquatic and make their own food they are considered an algae.
This group of bacteria is called the Cyanobacteria.
The Blue Green Algae are very small and single celled but can grow large enough to colonies your saltwater [...]
Diatoms Algae
Diatoms are microscopic cells composed of overlapping half shells of silica, which spend their lives floating in the ocean or in the sediments near the bottom.
Their silica shells, called frustules, are microscopic size and makes them hard to see.
The Diatom’s iIn the ocean form a major part of the “plant-plankton” called phytoplankton, which provides important [...]
Brown Algae (Phaeophyta)
Brown Algae is form the Phaeophyta group and consists of around 3,000 species, which are mostly seaweeds.
Their results from the dominance of a xanthophylls pigment, which masks other pigments including chlorophyll.
Colors range from pale beige to yellow-brown to almost black.
The most common form of brown Algae is called kelp. They are the largest algae and [...]
Red Algae (Rhodophyta)
This group of red algae is called Rhodophyta, they consist of approx 6,000 species and most of them are marine seaweeds.
They get their red appearance due to the pigment call phycoerythin, which absorbs blue light and reflects back red light. Their coloration, will depend on how much of this pigment they reflect and can range [...]
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