Im thinking that all that sludge we have in our media is creating a breeding ground for the Heterotrophic bacteria and as the Dr said causes the nitrification to slow or stall.
So if when we rinse out our media to create the flow we need how do we get rid of the sludge, but keep the good bacteria? Is it just a case of making sure our maintenance is less vigorous? so we dont wash the good away? Obviously our plants are more than ready to take up any slack created by rinsing until they recover?
So if when we rinse out our media to create the flow we need how do we get rid of the sludge, but keep the good bacteria? Is it just a case of making sure our maintenance is less vigorous? so we dont wash the good away? Obviously our plants are more than ready to take up any slack created by rinsing until they recover?