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Old 01/26/2006, 11:34 PM
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Originally posted by Petstorejunkie

if you continue with your water changes the situation will never get better, if you are constantly removing the bacteria, it will never have a chance to catch up with your fish.
An insignificant amount of the bacteria is in the water itself. The majority of the bacteria live on surfaces like glass, sand, filters, LR. Changing water will reduce ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, and will not deplete the beneficial bacteria.
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