LIVE HOUSE (Bacteria Fortified PH Buffering Filter Media) For Arowana has a considerable PH buffering effect which prevents large fluctuations in the water’s PH by releasing calcium ions into the water as needed if the PH changes. This helps stabilize the aquarium’s PH at near optimal levels.

BIOLOGICAL FILTER CAPACITY

Unlike common ceramic rings which are pretty much inert, and biologically sterile when manufactured, LIVE HOUSE (Bacteria Fortified PH Buffering Filter Media) For Arowana has had complex cultures of more than 30 different strains of Nitro and EM (including clostridium butyricum ) bacteria grown on them in special fermentation vats, and then air dried to preserve the live bacteria impregnated all over the surface. This means that there are already untold millions of the most powerful filtering bacteria already established, and ready to start working at near full power, almost as soon as they are put into the aquarium filter. This means that there is little or no “Cycling” time necessary before the filter starts working at near full capacity. Biological filtration of the water by micro-organisms which break down wastes, and maintain a healthy environment is the mechanism by which all natural ecosystems continue to function. If this process stops working efficiently in your aquarium, the water will soon turn into a toxic soup which will kill your fish and everything else in the aquarium. Your filter, and the filter material in it, where the untold millions of waste eating bacteria and other micro-flora live, is the engine room of your aquarium’s biological control system. There are a great many different bacteria which work together to break down waste products in your aquarium. Most of these bacteria do not float around in the water, but form a very complex biological film on hard objects, and remove wastes from the water as it flows past. Among these bacteria, there are some critically important kinds. The various Nitro Bacteria break down Ammonia into Nitrite (Nitrosomonas), and Nitrite into Nitrate (Nitrobacter) in what is called the Nitrogen Cycle. Others, including clostridium butyricum, photosynthetic bacteria，lactobacillus，enzymes and many others, are included in what are collectively called EM (Effective Microorganisms) Bacteria. They work together to break down most wastes, suppress disease causing bacteria, make minerals available for plants, and generally keep the environment clean, and the water crystal clear. LIVE HOUSE is impregnated with live cultures of all these beneficial micro-organisms.