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  2. Denitrification - Wikipedia

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    Soil pH and texture are both factors that can moderate denitrification, with higher pH levels driving the reaction more to completion. [22] Nutrient composition, particularly the ratio of carbon to nitrogen, is a strong contributor to complete denitrification, [ 23 ] with a 2:1 ratio of C:N being able to facilitate full nitrate reduction ...

  3. Fishless cycling - Wikipedia

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    The nitrogen cycle in an aquarium. Fishless cycling takes place over a period of several weeks, during which the aquarist provides an ammonia source for the development of the nitrifying bacterial colony. Nitrifying bacteria in the aquarium grow on all surfaces, but particularly in areas of high water flow and high surface area such as the filter.

  4. Denitrifying bacteria - Wikipedia

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    The reaction can be further divided into different half reactions each requiring a specific enzyme. The transformation from nitrate to nitrite is performed by nitrate reductase (Nar) NO 3 − + 2 H + + 2 e − → NO 2 − + H 2 O. Nitrite reductase (Nir) then converts nitrite into nitric oxide 2 NO 2 − + 4 H + + 2 e − → 2 NO + 2 H 2 O

  5. Nitrifying bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Nitrite produced in the first step of autotrophic nitrification is oxidized to nitrate by nitrite oxidoreductase (NXR) . It is a membrane-associated iron-sulfur molybdo protein and is part of an electron transfer chain which channels electrons from nitrite to molecular oxygen.

  6. Aerobic denitrification - Wikipedia

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    Nitrate, acting as an oxidant, is therefore reduced in a succession of four reactions performed by the enzymes nitrate, nitrite, nitric-oxide, and nitrous oxide reductases. [2] The pathway ultimately yields reduced molecular nitrogen (N 2 ), as well as, when the reaction does not reach completion, the intermediate species nitrous oxide ( N 2 O ).

  7. Aquarium filter - Wikipedia

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    Aquarium filters are critical components of both freshwater and marine aquaria. [1] [2] [3] Aquarium filters remove physical and soluble chemical waste products from aquaria, simplifying maintenance. Furthermore, aquarium filters are necessary to support life as aquaria are relatively small, closed volumes of water compared to the natural ...

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