Ammonia buildup in wastewater, aquaculture and ponds can harm fish and ecosystems. WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria offers a fast, natural solution by converting ammonia to nitrate through nitrification. Containing live, refrigerated bacteria, it rapidly restores balance and protects aquatic life — ideal for high-ammonia systems needing rapid reduction.
Summary
Reducing Ammonia in Wastewater Using Nitrifying Bacteria
Ammonia in water is a common and dangerous water quality issue. You see it in dams, aquaculture systems, wastewater treatment plants, and even backyard fish ponds. It can be a serious health risk.
WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria is the best product for this: we use it commonly in wastewater and aquaculture. Here’s why.
Why Ammonia is a Problem
Ammonia naturally forms as organic material breaks down, but without the right bacteria to convert it to something else, it accumulates fast. This can mean unacceptable levels of discharge in wastewater environments, but if it happens in aquaculture and ponds, it can even kill fish.
Ammonia is a major problem in ponds and other water bodies because it’s easy for it to build up, and harder for it to be removed. Fish waste, decomposing organic matter like leaf litter, and really any organic materials, break down and release ammonia into the water.
When the population of beneficial bacteria in the pond is too small, sometimes because it isn’t sufficiently aerated, ammonia can build up and cause major problems. This is because of a nitrogen cycle imbalance, where ammonia isn’t broken down quickly enough.
Nitrifying bacteria break down ammonia through a process called nitrification. This is where ammonia is broken down, first into nitrite and then into nitrate, as part of the nitrogen cycle. WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria targets and supports this process right when you need it most.
WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria: A Fast-Acting Solution
The Biostim range has a lot of products, such as liquids, powder, pellets, and tablets, to help combat sludge and organic nutrient load in dams, wastewater, aquaculture and similar situations. That’s great, but it doesn’t help ammonia.
WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria is a specialty product aimed at reducing ammonia and doing it quickly. This product is good at knocking down high levels of ammonia. But what is it?
It’s a biological treatment that has high concentrations of specific nitrifying bacteria. The live bacterial load in these containers is so high that it needs to be refrigerated; if you don’t, the bacteria will wake up and you’ll get all sorts of organisms growing in the container. Refrigeration keeps the bacteria dormant until you’re ready to put them to work.
But when you’re ready to use them, the bacteria get to work quickly and effectively, reducing ammonia levels very quickly.
When to Choose WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria
WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria is the perfect treatment when you:
– Have high levels of ammonia
– You’re protecting valuable or sensitive aquatic stock
– You need a rapid biological response
When your problem is ammonia, WaterTreats Nitrifying Bacteria is the solution.
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