I couldn't have said it better. ;o) ~ jan


On Sat, 17 May 2003 00:55:38 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

LeeAnne,

As I understand it, Amquel and similar products change the form of the
ammonia to ammonium. Ammonia is toxic, but ammonium is not. It is still
available to the good bacteria, so they will cycle even with the Amquel.
One problem that I see, is if you overload the system enough to find more
than a trace of ammonia, you will find a significant nitrite spike, and
Amquel does not do anything for nitrites, but salt does.


See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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