WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF BACTERIA IN THE AQUAPONICS SYSTEM?
The beneficial bacteria are an essential element of an Aquaponics system, as without its successful operation, the water would quickly become toxic to the fish. Without bacteria, plant nutrients will not become available for the plants to grow in a healthy manner, and the fish would choke in their own wastes. The bacteria do their work by converting fish wastes into plant-available nutrients, by converting ammonia into nitrites and then into nitrates, which the plants use as their main growing nutrient. The bacteria are aerobic, and proliferate in aerobic conditions (situations where oxygen is highly available). The system has turned anaerobic when there is not enough oxygen, and smells will develop. Bacteria builds up naturally when a system is setup, or can be manually added through pre purchased bottles.
