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Originally Posted by prow  yes those are different though. nitrobacteriaceae perfer waters with temps of 28C and ph ranges of 7.6-7.8, not typical of reef tanks and they use. vibrionaceae type like reef tank levels and grow with or without oxygen. nitor's use different methods for growth and are not photosynthetic were as some vibrionaceae are. there very different. |
Well 28 C is around 82 F which is quite common in reef tanks and my tank for most of the winter hovered around a ph of 7.8 and it's not uncommon for those that use a CR to hover around this range of ph so the perfect environment IMHO, the question is food source.