Bio-Spira Strains
I wonder if the third strain is used for nitrite eating in environments where the nitrosospira is not comfortable. All microbes have a max amount of chemicals they can tolerate, what they eat and what they poo being two of the major ones. 
-Lana
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote:
> The original Bio-Spira actually had three nitrifying bacteria strains… > nitrosomonas, nitrospira and nitrosospira. You need more than one strain > to > fully cycle a tank. You definitely need two strains.. one to eat the > ammonia and one to eat the nitrite so I’m not sure where the third strain > comes in but I know that the original Bio-Spira DID WORK and I do know > that > a couple of the other bacteria-in-a-bottle products DID NOT WORK. >
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