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Sleepe and I were just having some fun, nothing really to get picky about . It's been a long time since I studied these pathways but when you look at the reactions you need 3 Oxygen atoms to generate NO2 + H2O then another atom to go from NO2 to NO3. That's 2 molecules of Oxygen (O2) needed for Nitrification.

All these pathways scramble your brain after awhile That's why it's nice that someone even tries to explain it so people get an idea of what's happening.

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Unfortunately the search engine is still not working but there is a thread on this it was called, I think, Conversations with a really smart guy the author was Janet (was a long time ago).

Hi scotty

bummer.. and to think I was rdy to sit and type o well either wait till search is back or wait till someone starts a new thread.

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hey thx alot Ron.. save a bit of looking.. will read this thread soon.

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Bugger, the mods are omniscient. Some of the things I thought of I didn't really mean.

This document has some information on mineralization and a nice graphic. Down around page 41 if you can figure that out.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak/guaminfo/nemref0i.html

There is a useful chart on products of anaerobic fermentation (aka anaerobic respiration) of organic wastes on this website - http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/ab467e/AB467E05.htm

I will surely read this when I'm not this sleepy..

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Yep you need caffeine injections to stay with this stuff

Oops - I should explain on that second post that Fermentation and Anaerobic Respiration aren't really the same - here's the explanation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_respiration

The important thing is the list of breakdown products - doesn't really matter where they are coming from.

I have clicked all the links, but will read them tomorrow once travelling is completed :]

LOL, need a new thread, Conversations with More Really Smart Guys
FYI for those who haven't read the old thread it resulted in some people actually building something we called an RSG Filter (stands for Really Smart Guy Filter, to make use of denitiication and possibly even trying to chelate iron within a system.)

Good stuff but to be used with some care/caution so as not to let the situation get out of hand and cause system crash by letting an extreme build up of solids cause a system crash (mostly only a danger to those people who will attempt gross over stocking of fish with extreme under filtration and never emptying their settling tanks or cleaning out the bottom of the raft beds or never bothering to do any water testing till after the fish all start dieing.)

lol I like your part 2 idea TCLynx.. seem to have a more modern twist.

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oh this was a lovely thread.. too bad it die off.. oh the memories.. simply beautiful

SLeyte_AP - I'm going to flag this to have the moderators place it in a new thread - you might get more answers this way although I can't think of anyone who's tried quite what you are.