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Originally Posted by prow  one more big wrench to toss in. there are marine bacteria that have been found that are capable of both anaerobic and aerobic resp. not only that but they are able to perform anaerobic respriations in a aerobic environment. meaning it does both nitrification and denitrification. even at the same time 
corals not so dependant on rock. more of what is in the water column. |
I had an on-line conversation with Dr Timothy Hovenac and he mentioned that the marine/reef type environment isn't conducive to these type of bacteria.