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Originally Posted by Dan_P
As for heterotrophs consuming nitrate because we carbon dose, has this been proven in an aquarium this is what actually happens? Might another explanation be that nitrate production is minimized because of increased ammonia assimilation by hetertrophic bacteria and the nitrate already produced is simply converted to nitrogen by autotrophs?
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Interesting point! It's possible that the reduction in the nitrate level is indeed due to decreased nitrate production, resulting in a declining level due to standard denitrification. It'd be hard to be sure what's happening, but I'll be more careful in my wording in the future.