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Originally Posted by Subsea
With respect to bacteria, I am not sure what does the implication about live rock being a weak de-nitrifier mean. Bacteria are stacked up everywhere. It takes facultative bacteria in an oxygen reducing environment to complete de-nitrification. There are many many bacteria in oxidizing environments that consume inorganic nutrients,
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"Live rock is a weak de-nitrifer" - Martin A. Moe, Jr The Marine Aquarium reference Systems and Invertebrates. His words, my experience. The correct bacteria has to have the correct environment to exist & perform de-nitrification.
Not too much oxygen (anoxic) not too little (anaerobic). Then it can only process so much. A couple of fish, plenty of water changes, ok. But if you have an aquarium stocked like many people do, the typical amount of live rock ain't gunna cut it.
Of course, if you only have a few fish, & plenty of photosynthesising corals, should be no problem.