Pet Care Information

This is where you'll find a variety of pet care information and helpful hints, updated frequently. Please note that these posts are a compilation of research and personal experience and are in no way medical or professional advice. In the case of an emergency, please contact your veterinarian. Feel free to email questions/topics you'd like to see covered!

Cycling Your Aquarium: The Nitrogen Cycle

06/27/2017

As fish eat and excrete digested food, they release ammonia into their environment. Ammonia can also be built up by decaying plant matter if you have a live-planted aquarium. This ammonia is toxic and must be converted into a non-toxic form- this is where the importance of filtration and a cycled tank comes in. As the filter brings in water, bacteria within it will convert the ammonia present into nitrites, which is even more toxic than ammonia. Then the beneficial bacteria that has built up

Cycling Your Aquarium: The Nitrogen Cycle