richmckee Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I'm new to the hobby and want to get more technical insight into the chemical cycling of the tank. I've tried looking on reefcentral.com for a nitrate/nitrite/phosphate/ammonia relationship guide but haven't found anything comprehensive. I'm looking for an overview of how fast reactions occur at various concentrations as well as equilibrium information as it relates to bacterial populations. I've had organic chemistry and have a very technical background, so the more details the better. Thanks for the recommendations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I'm sure alex aka grassi knows. Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Unfortunately in my opinion what you are looking for may not exist. There are far to many variables to document what you are asking about. I could be wrong tho but in the years that I have been in the hobby I don't recall seeing it. I think I may have a book or two about the cycling process but can't recall how technical it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 You can find something with the help of Google Scholar, but there isn't much as Barelycuda was pointing out. The watsonian instituted produced some publications that can be close to what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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